Nehemiah Freeman Esq^r. Department of War Temp^y Pay Master Accountant's Office West Point. March 28^th 1796 Sir I received your letter of the [undecipherable] Instant together with the Pay Role of The Troops at [undecipherable] Point, which I now return to you, for the purpose of Inserting the dates of appointments, and Enlistments it [undecipherable] Necessary that the Muster Roll should accompany [undecipherable] Pay Roll before it can be acted upon here — [undecipherable] letters of Lieut Hale and Lieut Geddes will be atte[undecipherable] to. I received your letter of the 15^th Instant en[undecipherable] Two accounts of Lieut David Hale — That carrying the mail, is considered a Contingent expens[undecipherable] this Department, and I therefore return it to you [undecipherable] the purpose of paying it out of any unappropriated [undecipherable] in your hands, The other account is not a proper char[undecipherable] against this Department, and must be settled at [undecipherable] Treasury — I am Sir Y^s — William Simm[undecipherable]