for the Pay of yourself &men for Sept & October 1796 — the remaining 8^th is an advance for the Bounty & Premium of the Recruit you inlisted — you will on the Receipt thereof, give your duplicate receipts therefor — and after you have paid the men their pay and the Recruit the balance of his bounty, you will forward the receipts to this Office. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk Capt Edward Miller Accountants Office Middletown Nov^r 1^st 1796 Connecticut Sir I received your letter of the 7^th Inst^t enclosing your Muster & Pay Rolls for Oct^r 1796. The Pay Roll has been examined; and after deducting six cents therefrom being an over charge in James Brown & Joseph Potts (pay) amounts to One hundred & eleven Dollars &⁷⁰/₁₀₀ which sum you will receive from John Chester Esq^r Supervisor, Weathersfield Connecticut on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof. The Letter for Capt Bysell will be forwarded by this day's post. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk John Chester Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor Weathersfield Nov^r 11^th 1796 Connecticut Sir You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of One hundred & eleven Dollars &⁷⁰/₁₀₀ — which you will please to pay to Capt Edward Miller at Middletown being for the pay of himself, Lieut Daniel Bysell, and the men under the Commands of Capt Miller for October 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk