West Point October 4^th 1796 Your letter of the 23 of august, together with the thirty two Dollars mentioned therein, I have received, and I now do myself the pleasure of transmitting herein the Inlistments of two more recruits, with the receipts for their bounty indorsed thereon. I also transmit the deposition of [underline: Elias Thornton] as required by your letter, and should it be a sufficient voucher for the payment of the back pay, to which he has a claim, be pleased to forward the amount to the Commanding officer at Barge (the man having been detached there) or in any other way you may think proper. with great Respect Sir Your obed^t. Servant Staats Morris Cap^t. ADC Wm Sommons, Esq^t Accountant of the W[ar] D[epartment] [address panel: FREE] [postmark: W.POINT OCT 8] [address: Sommons Esq^r / Accountant of the War Dep^t / to / Philadelphia] [docket, left margin: Staats Morris / received 10. Octo[ber] / Ans &c]