West Point, Oct^r. 10. 1796 — Sir, My last letter to you was dated the [undecipherable]^th instant. I now enclose you a statement of the 756 dollars & 74½ cents I received of Lieut Freeman the 14^th of last May — A part of which statement is his receipt for 98 dollars of 16⅔ cents, being the balance that remained in my hands of said money. I delivered to him the vouchers to the statement. I am, Sir, Your most obedient Humble servant, G. Fleming Will^m Simmons Esquire. — [address sheet: William Simmons Esquire / Accountant to the War Department / Philadelphia] [marginalia: Geo. B. Fleming / N^o 11 W. Duties / [undecipherable]] [marginalia: (West Point)] [marginalia: 87 80 / 41 40 / 52 23] [marginalia: 1031 46 / 3 — / 120 / 1 N^o 86] [marginalia: 3:55 15 / 3:55 82 44 / [undecipherable] 11 / 3:54 1:22] [docket: William Simmons / Accountant to the War Dep^t / [undecipherable] Oct. [undecipherable] —] D.^r Statement of 756 Dollars and 74½ Cents, received by George Fleming of West Point from Lieut Neh.^h Freeman, Com^ty Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, the 14 of May 1796 — 1796 May 24 To Cash paid Cap^t [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] bounty Charges 1 1 40 June 6 To Ditto to Cap^t [undecipherable] Miller, for expenses going for [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] 2 6 60 July 5 To [undecipherable] paid for Bounty Money for [undecipherable] to be in[undecipherable] 3 70 20 7 To [undecipherable] paid Soldiers their Bounty Money 4 46 80 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] paid [undecipherable] James [undecipherable] bounty Charges [undecipherable] 5 1 60 13 To [undecipherable] paid [undecipherable] bounty Charges 6 1 10 14 To [undecipherable] Saddleboarding [undecipherable] 7 11 00 17 To [undecipherable] paid Cap^t [undecipherable] Cash [undecipherable] pay 8 14 00 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] paid [undecipherable] bounty [undecipherable] 9 1 20 20 To [undecipherable] paid Soldiers for [undecipherable] bounty for [undecipherable] [10] 10 80 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 6 50 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 11 10 80 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 12 10 80 Aug^t 1 To [undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] John [undecipherable] bounty for [undecipherable] Deserters 13 18 99 Carried to the Credit side [undecipherable] 191 79 [right column:] 1796 May 14 By Cash received [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers as [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] — allowed [undecipherable] 10 11½ [undecipherable entries] 3 40 [undecipherable entries] 3 40 [undecipherable entries] 9 90 [undecipherable entries] 21 1 16 [undecipherable entries] 4 1 80 [undecipherable entries] 9 1 20 [undecipherable entries] 21 3 40 [undecipherable entries] 6 0 8 [undecipherable entries] [undecipherable] 1 07 Carried forward [undecipherable] 257 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1796 The Debit brought forward £257 8 6 Sep^t 15 To Cash paid Corp^t Dan^l [undecipherable] for pursuing Deserters 24 3 4 0 30 To Ditto to Serjeant Jo^s Sumers, for pursuing Deserters 25 2 16 0 Oct^r 10 To [undecipherable: probable W.^t] to Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Com^ty Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, as p^r his receipt — being the balance that remained in my hands Equal to 756 Dollars & 74½ Cents = 39 5 5¼ £ 302 13 11½ Received, West Point Oct^r 10. 1796 of George Fleming the sum of thirty nine pounds five shillings & 5¼ New York currency, equal to ninety eight dollars & 16⅔ cents, being the balance that remained in his hands of the above Statement for which sum I am to account to the Accountant to the War Department. I have signed duplicate receipts of this date for the same. Dollars 98 & 16⅔ Cents Neh. Freeman Lieut & I. Pay^master Corps of Art & Eng.^s The Credit brought forward £ 302 13 11½ [large diagonal cancellation line through remainder of page] Equal to 756 Dollars & 74½ Cents = £ 302 13 11½ Errors Excepted. West Point, Oct^r 10. 1796 — Geo. Fleming of the Ordnance Depart^t [docket, rotated: Statement of 756 Dollars / & 74½ Cents, rec^d by Geo. / Fleming, of West Point, / Com^ty Pay Master to / the Corps of Artillerists / & Engineers, with his / receipt for 98 dollars / & 16⅔ cents, dated Oct^r / 10, 1796 —]