Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor New York Department of War Accountants Office, 7 July 1796 — Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of One hundred and fifty five Dollars — which you will please pay to Major J.J.U. Rivardi of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers being for three Months advance Pay and take his duplicate Receipts to be accountable, — I am &c In the absence of the Acct Peter Hagner p^r Clk J.J.U. Rivardi Major in the Corps of A & E West Point Department of War Accountants Office, 7 July 1796 — Sir The Secretary of War has issued a Warrant in your favor for three Months pay in advance, this sum [strikethrough: you] being One hundred and fifty five Dollars you will accordingly receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r — Sup^r New York to whom you will give your duplicate Receipts to be accountable — I am &c In the absence of the Acct Peter Hagner p^r Clk Edw^d Carrington Esq^r Superv^r Richmond Virginia Department of War Accountants Office, 7 July 1796 Sir I have in the absence of the Acct to acknowledge the rec^t of your letter of the 1^st Inst the Contents of which shall be attended to as early as possible —