Pittsburg 4. November 1796 Sir I have received your letter of the 29^th ult. — I am now applying the Money obtained by Drapt on the Secretary of War to Payment of the Troops at the upper posts for August and the — And the Detachment that desend the Ohio as a Guard to M^r Arden Elliott are paid up to the 1^st of October 1796 — I have full confidence in both Lieu^t. Patchemen of Luthens calling on you to settle their accounts that I shall eventually have credit for the sum paid them I expect by next post to transmit several size Rolls for I am Sir Your ob^t Sv^t [signature] W^m Simmons Esq^r Acc^o. War Dep^t