appointed at present for the Corps but I hopes it will not last long — Col: Toussards has requested that you might be directed to pay the absentees who have balances due them for which Money was formerly in your hands by Nathaniel Freeman Terr's Pay Master — You will accordingly pay the several absentees agreeably to this list of Lieut Freeman's taking their receipts for the same, which will be considered as vouchers for the payment and admitted to your Credit accordingly Enclosed you have a list of detained Rations due to the Men left at West Point, who marched on with Capt Bruff from Davids Islands, which Sums you will pay agreeably thereto and take their Receipts for the same, Enclosed you have a list of Differences arising on the Examination of the pay rolls of the Corps of Artillerists & E- for the Months of May which will account for the difference of the amount of the pay rate & the Sum remitted. — I am &c — W^m Simmons Major Lewis, Toussards Department of War, Accountants Office, Sir, June 25 1794— I received your letters of the 18 & 21 Inst I have directed Capt Manning to pay all absentees for whom Lieut Freeman has placed any balance, in his hands provided the same is still due to them — Lieut Geddes has written to me on the Subject of his advance: I have deducted his pay from the