observe is unauthorized, and is in the same Situation with that transmitted to you on the 25^th April last. — That part which is authorized the agent has requested might be forwarded to him with the Amount of the other Estimate for Authorized Services, and was also transmitted to you in my letter of the 25^th April amounting to 32,777 ⁶⁰/₁₀₀ D^rs Amt of authorized Services of the enclosed Estimate.... 707 ⁶⁰/₁₀₀ unauthorized .....12,334 ²⁸/₁₀₀ I am Respectfully &^c — W^m Simmons — The Hon: Secretary of War Accountants Office June 15^th 1796 Sir, The Enclosed order for Stationary was forwarded to me by Col^l David Stanley, as purchases of this nature should be made through the Treasury Department — I enclose you the Estimate together with a Extract of Col^l Stanley's letter on the Subject to you — you will please to give directions accordingly for furnishing the Articles if you conceive them proper to be forwarded I am Respectfully — W^m Simmons — Extract of a letter from David Stanley Agent of the War Department South Western Territory to the Accountant of the War Department dated the 23^d May 1796 — "I have sent a Memorandum for a Supply of paper and other Articles of Stationary; tho' the greater part is on hand that you sent by Chisolm, yet if the teams that carried down "Pottery for M^r Byers should return it will be as good opportunity and it is always usefull" — Constant Freeman Esq^r Savannah Georgia — Department of War Accountants Office June 17 1796 — [Duplicate the sent July 19^th 1796] Sir, My last letter to you was of the 10^th Inst. — since which I have received your letter of the 25^th Ult^o together with your account Current & the accompanying Vouchers — The mode you have pursued in making the payments to Wylie Pope & the Instructions to him relative to the oaths of the Spies I conceive to be perfectly right — The Muster Rolls should show that the Spies were Sworn at the commencement and ending of Service agreeably to the Secretary of Wars Instructions. — although this mode may produce a great deal of troubles, yet notwithstanding I conceive it to have been the Secretary's intentions when he gave the Instructions — The Estimate of Militia Rolls which was enclosed and examined by you I have laid before the Secretary of War that part of it which is Authorized will be forwarded to you as early as possible & the unauthorized part will of Course stand on the same footing as the other Estimates forwarded for like Services. As regards your Salary I have to inform you that the State of the Treasury is such at present that no remittances can be made, when this Difficulty is removed, which