differing 98 ⁹⁷/100 Dolls. from the apparent bal^a stated by you which is accounted for by the enclosed list of Differences — you will inform his heirs that this balance will be paid to any person legally authorized to receive the amount at this Office. The Schedule of Balances which I transmitted to you on the 3^d inst was only of such men of the 3^d Sublegⁿ as were dead or discharg^d — I herewith transmit a list of the Absentees who remained unpaid which is what I now conceive you wanted. The former list may if of no use to you be destroyed, to prevent its falling into improper hands. In the mean time it is understood that you are to make no payments on the first list transmitted as the Mens names are returned in the list of Balances & will on application be paid at this Office only. I am &c W^m Simmons M^r Joseph Cranch Accountants Office West Point Sept.^r 27. 1796 Sir! Nicholas Fish Esq.^r Supervisor New York will pay you the sum of two thousand twenty eight Dollars & ²⁰/100 being the amount of your account for repairing & cleaning Arms & finding Materials at the post of West point, for which sum you will please to give him Duplicate Rects. I am &c. W^m Simmons P.S. In your a/c you have charged for cleaning arms with sand 40 Cents instead of 1/3 of a Dollar which makes a difference of 2 ^{Dols 24}/100 which I have accordingly deducted. Nicholas Fish Esq.^r Accountants Office Supervisor Sept.^r 27. 1796 New York Sir! The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two Thousand twenty eight Dollars & ²⁶/100 which you will please to pay to Joseph Cranch at West Point, being the amount of his account for repairing and cleaning Arms & finding Materials for the same; for which sum you will take his duplicate receipts as usual. I am W^m Simmons