Forage of Officers — 3,940,46 1 Lieu^t Col^t 3 Months @ 12 D^rs — 36— 2 Surgeons Mates do —— 6 —— 36— 72— 4,020,96 From which deduct 630 D^rs remaining in the hands of Isaac Craig after paying the Troops to the 1^st March —— 630— Balance to be remitted to Isaac Craig D^rs 3,390,96 Accountants Office June 10 - 1796 — W^m Simmons — Estimate of One Months Pay & forage of a Detachment of Troops in the Service of the United States under the Command of Cap^t James Brieff — Pay — D^rs 1 Captain ............ @ 40 D^rs .. 40— 2 Lieu^ts .......................... 26 .... 70— 2 Surg^ts Mates ............. 30 .... 60— 4 Serg^ts ......................... 7 .... 20— 4 Corporals .................. 6 .... 24 2 Musicians .................. 5 .... 10 0 Artificers ................... 0 .... 64— 70 Privates of Artillery & Infantry 4 —— 200 504— Forage — 2 Surgeons Mates @ 4 D^rs ea^ch p^er Mo —— 12— D^rs 596— Department of War Accountants Office June 10 1796— W^m Simmons — Ensign Melverton Peyton Department of War Greenville, Accountants Office Sir June 10^th 1796— I received your letter of the 8^th May last— and note its Contents The principles on which your Account was settled is no new one at this Office notwithstanding it May Appear the contrary to you— You was charged with the Recruiting Money received from Ensign Thompson because he charged it in his Account & sent forward vouchers to account for part of it in your Name those vouchers have been admitted to your Credit, & your Account balanced agreeably thereto — The premiums of the Deserters was allowed to you on a uniform rule which then prevailed in the Office to wit when Deserters were long enough in service for their pay to cover the Premiums it was allowed to the Officers, and the premium for Lowman was deducted from the Account because he was returned unfit for Service. From the foregoing you will not hesitate to pay the balance of your Account to the paymaster Gen^rl which after deducting from the former Balance the amount of George Dougherty's Bounty & Premiums leaves Seventy Nine Dollars ^10/00 due the United States— The Balance of Bounty due to yours & Ens^t Thompson's Recruits will be paid by the Pay Masters— Par &c W^m Simmons Constant Freeman Esq^r Department of War Savannah, Accountants Office Georgia June 10 1796— Sir I have delivered the Estimates forwarded by you for Militia services to the Secretary of War; And have also Rendered an Estimate of the Pay, subsistence & forage of the Army in your Quarter to the first of the present Month amounting to 10,200 D^rs which has been Requested from the Secretary of the Treasury but it has as yet not come to hand when it does the Money—