[Docket on cover: Colonel Freeman / No? 23 [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]] Fort S^t Tammany. 25^th July 1796. Sir I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 10^th of last month. The arrears of pay now due to the troops in this country would be very acceptable both to the officers and men— Enclosed is an estimate for the months of June & July— I have completed the payments up to the 31^st of December last— the rolls would be forwarded if a good conveyance offered; I expect that a gentleman, now a [undecipherable], will go to Philadelphia in a few days, I shall send them by him. I will thank you to inform me whether there are any balances of pay due to Christopher [undecipherable: probable reading "Harpaid"], late of [undecipherable]'s company, 1^st Battⁿ of Artillery, who was discharged at Fort Wayne on the 16^th of May 1796. He has produced a certificate that he has been paid in full to the 31^st December 1794. and John White of [undecipherable]'s company of the same Corps, discharged under familiar circumstances— They claim their arrears from the 1^st of January to the 16^th May. I will also thank you to inform me whether soldiers are to be paid the premium for apprehending deserters? Capt. Eaton has brought such charges in his account— I have made a statement of his and Capt. Tinsley's— they shall be transmitted with their vouchers when I forward the rolls. The Sixteen hundred dollars for the recruiting service I have not received. The [undecipherable: probable reading "Supervisor"] has given me information thereof, but I have not had an opportunity to send for the money— it was not an object sufficient to undertake a journey to Charleston. I have found it necessary to request Mr. Whitney, the Conductor of Military Stores, to do the duty of paymaster to the troops at Fort Fidius— Ensign M^cCall has been so very sick— He has not been in a situation to have it: I supposed you would make him some allowance— I have it in contemplation to make his appointment permanent as long as the troops should continue in that quarter; provided you should approve the measure— I will thank you for your decision thereon— I shall return to [undecipherable] in two or three days. I am with great esteem Sir Your humble Servant. Jno^s Freeman William Simmons Esq^r A. D. W. --- [Docket on enclosure cover: Estimate of the pay & forage due to the regular troops in Georgia for the months June & July 1796. [undecipherable] / Ch. 25 Aug. C] An Estimate of the pay and forage due from the United States to the federal Troops in Georgia under the command of Lieut. Col. [undecipherable] Comm^dt for the months of June & July 1796. No. | Rank | P^r M^o Pay Ds | Am^t of Pay Ds | Forage P^r ma Ds | Am^t of forage Ds | Total Ds 1 | Lieut. Col. Com^dt | 75. | 150. | 12. | 24. | 174. 1 | Major — | 50. | 100. | 10. | 20. | 120. 5 | Captains — | 40. | 400.— | —. | —. | 400. 1 | Lieutenant | 26. | 52.— | —. | —. | 52. 4 | Ensigns — | 20 | 160.— | —. | —. | 160. 1 | Paymaster — | 10. | 20. | 6 | 12 | 32. 3 | Surgeon Mates | 30. | 180. | 6 | 36 | 216. 1 | Serj^t Major — | 8. | 16 | —. | —. | 16. 1 | D^r M^r [undecipherable] — | 8. | 16.— | —. | —. | 16. 21. | Serjeants — | 7. | 294.— | —. | —. | 294. 24 | Corporals — | 6. | 288.— | —. | —. | 288. 8 | Music — | 5. | 80.— | —. | —. | 80. 253. | Privates — | 4. | 2024.— | —. | —. | 2024. 15 | Artificers — | 9. | 270.— | —. | —. | 270. | | | | | | Ds 4.142.— The Subsistence has not been estimated, as the officers prefer drawing it from the Contractor as long as the price of the ration shall be continued at five pence half penny sterling. Fort S^t Tammany 29^th July 1796. Jno^s Freeman