[Cover — address leaf] [(West Point)] [Calculations in margin:] 82. 83 41 40 42 23 101: 40 3 — 120 1 No: 26 3753 15 358. 82 3554. 40 [undecipherable] 22 3 [undecipherable] William Simmons Esquire Accountant to the War Department Philadelphia [Acco. Act N° 11] [Docket, upper right:] Geo: Fleming / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] West Point, Oct^r. 10. 1796— Sir, My last letter to you was dated the [undecipherable] of instant. I now enclose you a statement of the 756 dollars & 74½ cents I received of Lieut Freeman the 14^th of last May — at foot of which statement is his receipt for 98 dollars & 16¾ cents, being the balance that re-mained 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 Willi^m Simmons Esquire.— D^r. Statement of 756 Dollars and 74½ Cents, received by George Fleming of West Point from Lieut Nehemiah Freeman, [undecipherable] Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, the 14 of May 1796— [Debit column:] 1796 Vou. N° May 29 To Cash paid Capt. W^m [undecipherable] for pursuing Deserters 1 1.40 June 30 To Ditto p^d Capt. [undecipherable] Miller for expences going for [undecipherable] 2 4.60 for the Artillerists July 5 To D^o p^d Ditto for Bounty Money for Recruits he inlisted 3 70.30 7 To D^o p^d Soldiers their Bounty 4 46.30 Money 8 To D^o p^d Capt. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to 5 1.40 pursue Deserters 13 To D^o p^d Capt. Daren Jenkins 6 1.10 to pursue Deserters 16 To D^o p^d Lieut Muhlenberg 7 11.00 for Ditto 17 To D^o p^d Capt. Grad^e [undecipherable] his 8 16.00 last [undecipherable] pay 23 To D^o p^d Capt. W^m Littlefield for Bounty [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Persons 9 11.20 25 To D^o p^d Soldiers for pursuing Deserters 10 10.30 To D^o p^d Henry [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 11 4.50 30 To D^o p^d Lieut David [undecipherable] his 12 10.30 last [undecipherable] pay Aug^t 1 To D^o p^d [undecipherable] John [undecipherable] 13 13.99 for pursuing Deserters Carried to the Credit side $191.79 [Credit column:] 1796 May 14 By Cash received of Lieut Nehemiah Freeman, [undecipherable] Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, as p^r rect. delivered to him— $302.13.11½ Carried forward— Amount brought from the Debit side $191.79 1796 Aug^t 3 To Cash paid Capt. Donald G. 14 4.00 [undecipherable] for pursuing Deserters To Ditto p^d M^r. Draper his June 15 3.40 & July pay To D^o p^d Sam^t. [undecipherable] his 16 3.40 June & July pay To D^o p^d Sergeant Joseph Bates 17 8.80 his May, June & July pay To D^o p^d Capt. Donald G. [undecipherable] 18 21.11.6 for expenses pursuing Deserters To D^o p^d Sam^t. Baron his 19 4.1.60 May, June & July pay 5 To D^o p^d Soldiers their June 20 9.12.0 & July pay 8 To D^o p^d Tho. Dewley his June 21 3.40 & July pay 9 To D^o p^d Sergeant John B. 22 6.08 Wright his last June & July pay 19 To D^o p^d Dan^t. Moses for 23 1.10.7 pursuing Deserters Carried forward $257.8.6 1796 The Debit brought forward— $257.8.6 Sep^t 15 To Cash paid Capt. Dan^t. [undecipherable] 24 3.40 for pursuing Deserters 30 To Ditto p^d Sergeant J^o. Summers 25 2.16.0 for pursuing Deserters Oct^r 10 To D^o p^d Lieut Nehemiah Freeman [undecipherable] 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— 39.5.5½ $302.13.11½ Received West Point, Oct^r. 10. 1796 of George Fleming the sum of thirty nine pounds five shillings & 5½ New York currency, equal to ninety eight dollars & 16¾ 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 & 16¾ Cents Neh. Freeman Lieut & I. Paymaster Corps of Art. & Eng^s. The Credit brought forward— $302.13.11½ [illustration of diagonal line across 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, lower left margin:] Statement of 756 dollars & 74½ [undecipherable] received by Geo. Fleming from Nehemiah Freeman [undecipherable] Master to the Corps of Artillerists [undecipherable] with his receipt for 98 dollars & 16¾ cents, dated Oct. 10. 1796—