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. 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. Uy Rivardi Major in the Corps of A & E West Point Department of War Accountants Office, 7 July 1794 — 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 1794 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 —