The publication which took place in regard to retained rations to Officers was to this Effect. That all Officers having Claims for retained rations of Subsistence or Forage were directed to state their accounts thereof charging the United States with the whole amount thereof from the Commencement to the end of their Services preceding the amount received — Noting of whom and the place where received, and Attest to the Account before a Magistrate. The account was then to be delivered to the Agent of the line to which the Officers belonged who was to make such remarks thereon as came within his knowledge or the documents in his possession would enable him to do. The Agent was then to transmit the Accounts to this Office where they are kept until all are collected when an Examination will be made & the Accounts reported accordingly. [undecipherable] Wm Simmons Constant Freeman Esq^r Savannah Department of War Accountants Office August 13^th 1795 Sir, My last letter to you was of the 6 Ulto since which I have received none from you. I now have to inform you that an Estimate [Copy whereof is on the other side,] has been rendered to the Sec^y of War of the Troops in your Quarter for one month, amounting to 2038 [undecipherable] Drs taken from a return of Lieut^t Col^o Gaither for the month of March. The State of the Treasury has been such as not to admit of the amount being forwarded before now. A warrant has accordingly been issued for ten thousand one hundred & ninety one Dollars & [undecipherable], which will agreeably to the Estimate above referred to, compleat the Pay, Subsistence & Forage of the Troops to the 1^st of June last. The amount has been as usual forwarded to Daniel Stevens Esquire Supervisor at Charleston S^t Carolina there to remain subject to your orders, you will accordingly apply to him therefore, and give your duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due Application