Government; and stands on the same Grounds as that tran[smitted] to your predecessor by my Letter of 15^th Dec^r last year — T[he] is for services of [Militia?] in the years 1795 and which [has been] authorized by the President of the United States amounting [to] 23,777 ¹⁰⁰ Dollars for which sum I have to request that [you] will direct the necessary steps to be taken to have the Amount [paid] to the agent I am &c William Simm[ons] Lieu^t Nehemiah Freemans T.P.M. Department of War West Point Accountants Office April 27. 1794 Sir I received your letter of the 22 Inst t[ogether] with the Vouchers accompanying the same which have been exa[mined] and will be entered to your Credit accordingly agreeably 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 Bakery and a like sum to John Vanawker two Ments late from this place by Col: Rochefontaine. I am &c William Simmons Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Department of War Accountants Off[ice] April 27. 1794 Sir I have deducted from John Weaver d[ue?] which you referred to this Office the sum of sixteen Dollars being [paid?] by him for painting, the United States Barge this charge [in my opin]ion should preserve the same course of liquidation of the other expenses & repairs done to the said Barge at the same time. I am &c—