Caleb Swan Esq.^r Department of War Pay Master Gen.^l Accountants Office June 11^th 1796— Sir I received your letter of the 8^th Ulto— I now inclose to you the Act of Congress passed 13 Ulto. Regulating the Military establishments of the United States for your Government— Very great inconveniences frequently arise from the Sub-legionary Pay Masters not forwarding their Accounts there are now four in the Army of whom I never have seen a Voucher more frequent Settlement with them & Transmissions of the Vouchers by you to this Office would prevent many difficulties which arise on the Settlement of their Accounts here when they are of so long standing I have therefore to request that you will call on them for their Accounts and Vouchers & make a Settlement with them as frequent as circumstances of the case will admit and transmit the Accounts and Vouchers to this Office for Revision I am &c Wm Simmons— P.S. D.^r Scotts account forwarded by you p Memorandum of 29 Apr has also been received— W.S.