Government, and stands on the same ground as that transmitted to your predecessor by my Letter of 15^th Dec^r last year — is for services of Militia in the year of 1795 and which have been authorized by the President of the United States amounting to 22,777 Lo Dollars for which sum I have to request that you will direct the necessary to be taken to have the Amount paid to the agent. I am &c William Simmons Lieu^t Nehemiah Freeman T.P.H. Department of War West Point Accountants Office April 27, 1796 Sir I received your letter of the 22^d Inst &. also the Vouchers accompanying the same which have been examined and will be entered to your credit accordingly agreeable to your statement — I enclose to you a certificate forwarded by Col Rochefontaine of the Bounty due to Thomas Slaughter an Artist in the Corps which you will please to pay, as well as four Dollars to Jacob Baker and also hint to John Alexander two Drs to be from their places by Col Rochefontaine I am &c William Simmons Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Department of War Accountants Off^e April 27, 1796 Sir I have deducted from John Weaver a/c which you referred to this Office the sum of fifteen Dollars being by him for furnishing the United States Forage this Charge in my opinion should presume the same course of liquidation of the other expenses appear done to the said Forage to the same time I am &c