[Page 26 YNB01] M^r James Triptarn Norfolk Department of War Accountants Office April 11. 1796 Sir I received your Letter of the 31 Ulto and have to inform you that your Pay, may be included in the Pay and Muster Rolls of the Troops at Fort Norfolk. I therefore inclose you Blank Muster & Pay Rolls to Muster upon them Monthly and forward them together with a Pay Roll to this office where yours and their Pay will be forwarded. The Muster Rolls must be sworn to before a Magistrate. To Dam^t William Simmons Lieut. Simon Geddes of D^t Engineers Governors Island Department of War Accountants Office, April 11 1796 Sir I have received your Letter of this & last covering the Muster and Pay Rolls of the Detachment under your command, for the Month of March, but before this Money can be remitted, you must attest the Muster Rolls before a Magistrate — and sign the Pay Rolls. I have therefore returned them for that purpose. To Dam^t William Simmons Nathaniel Gorham Ins^pt Battery Department of War Accountants Office, 10 April 1796 Sir I received your Letter of the 4^th Inst also have to inform you that it was neglected to forward Instructions for