a deceased Soldier of your Company in answer to which I have to inform you that if there is any thing due to him, it is now foreclosed by Acts of Congress barring all claims not presented before 26^th March 1794. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Cap^t William Lewis Accountants Office Hager's Town Maryland Nov^r 4^th 1796 Sir Your letter of the 24^th Ulto to the Secretary of War is received, and the sum of four hundred Dollars advanced to Nicholas Smith the bearer thereof on account of your pay & Subsistence — Before a final settlement thereof can take place, you will have to state your account there for as well as that for Recruiting & Contingencies for marching your men for which you received advances. — The account when stated you will attest to before a Magistrate & forward them with the Vouchers to this Office; and if any balance remains due you, it shall be paid to whom you may direct after examination thereof. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Caleb Swan Esq^r Accountants Office Head Quarters of the Army Nov^r 4^th 1796 Sir My last letter to you was of the 18^th Ulto relative to the Accounts of Cap^t Daniel Britt, since which I have not rec^d any from you. Cap^tr Edward D Turner who left Town two days ago for the Army has in charge the sum of Sixty five thousand Dollars in Bank Notes as per List enclosed. This sum with the months you are authorized to draw for it is thought will be sufficient to complete the arrearages of the Army up to the last day of October, the day the new arrangement takes place. I have particularly to request that you will lose no time in appropriating this money on its arrival; but proceed immediately to make the payments as far as it will go — Great complaints are daily making at this Office on account of the arrearages due, many Officers and Soldiers affirming that they received no pay for the whole of the present year, tho' they left Head Quarters in August & September; this circumstance will no doubt be communicated to Congress, therefore the earlier the remedy is administered the better. It would be an agreeable circumstance, were more frequent communications from you to arrive here: It is now a long time since I have had any of your accounts or even a line from you, this leaves me utterly in the dark relative to the payments to the Army of which I should be frequently informed. you will on the receipt of the sum before mentioned from Cap^t Turner give him your receipts to be by him forwarded to this Office for his exoneration. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Richard Harrison Esq^r Accountant's Office Auditor of the Treasury Nov^r 5^th 1796 Sir I have the honor to transmit you herewith for Examination at the Treasury the Accounts of the War Department for Settlements made at this Office in the Quarter commencing the 1^st of July & ending the 30^th of September in the present year. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Lieu^t I. Guimpe Accountant's Office Baltimore Nov^r 5 Sir Your Muster Roll was handed to me by the Sec.^y of War, which I return to you to swear to it before a Magistrate, from which you are to make out a Pay Roll and forward both to this Office, when the amount will be remitted. Enclosed