for which you will please sign duplicate receipts I am &c William Simmons Nicholas Fish Esqⁿ Department of War Supervisor New York Accountants Office 7^th April 1796 Sir the Treasury of the United States will remit you the sum of two Thousand Nine Hundred and five dollars and Eighty Seven Cents being for the pay and forage of the of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point for the Month of [undecipherable: March] 1796 which sum you will please pay to Nehemiah Freeman [undecipherable] [strikethrough: Comp] Pay Master at West Point taking his receipts for same I am &c William Simmons Cap^t Henry Price Department of War Accountants Office Sir 6^th April 1796 On the other side you have triplicate of my letter to you of the 16^th Dec^r last year since which I have not heard from you. I have therefore again to request that you will not delay forwarding your account and vouchers as pay Master to the late Legion — The necessity of your complying with this request must appear obvious to your when you reflect how long you have been standing upon the Books of this office. I hope you will prevent any further requisitions from this Office by forwarding the papers immediately — I am Your William Simmons