Lieut Horatio H. Dayton Governors Island New York Department of War Accountants Office, June 20 - 1796 Sir: I have to acknowledge the Rect of your Letter of the 17 Inst: covering the Rec: Rolls of the Men under your Command for the Month of May 1796 — Amount thereof One hundred and twelve Dollars which has been examined and will be passed to your Credit accordingly I am &c W^m Simmons M^r Sam^l Dodge Superintendant of Fortifications Baltimore Department of War Accountants Office, June 20^th 1796 Sir You will receive from John Hillis Esq^r Supervisor of Baltimore the sum of five hundred eighty five, — Dollars and forty Nine Cents being for the balance of your Account for Materials for the Barracks & Mounting the [undecipherable] at Whetstone Point; & for your Compensation from the 1^st of April to the 30^th Oct^r 1794. for which sum please sign Duplicate Receipts Your accounts would have been acted on before but have been waiting for Information from the Treasury Department I am &c W^m Simmons John Hillis Esq^r Supervisor Baltimore Sir Department of War Accountants Office, June 20 - 1796 The Treasurer of the United States