to complete it for the present year — you have a [undecipherable] Bill thereof for [undecipherable] be enclosed to make the Payments by — The Pay & Muster Rolls you will form on Mustering the men for the two subsequent months — and pray them taking the proper Receipt Rolls — To L^t Howan's Pay Roll up to the 31 Oct^r amounting to 398 Dollars there has been 272 Dollars the amount of an Estimate for two months Pay, also added so as to complete their Pay for the present year, making the whole 1800 Dollars — You have a Receipt Roll enclosed for their Pay to 31 Oct^r 1796, & Pay & Muster Rolls will be formed by L^t Howan for the remaining two months in the present Year; after which you will make the necessary examination, and proceed to pay them accordingly (This as well as the letter containing the money) goes by Post to Fort Stanwick, from which place I have directed the Post Master to forward it to you by Express, and that you would defray the expenses thereof on account of the United States. Your knowledge of Business of this nature makes it useless in cautioning you against errors in the payments — I shall therefore conclude, by requesting that you will by the first safe opportunity forward your Vouchers for such expenditures, as you have made, or may hereafter make and inform me of any other Mode more safe than the present for remitting your money — Enclosed you have Blank Pay Muster & [undecipherable] Rolls I am &c W. Simmons Acct^t The Post Master at Rome Accountants Office or Fort Stanwick Nov. 30. 1796 Sir The Public Service requiring that the enclosed dispatches should be forwarded to their place of destination with all possible dispatch, they being of considerable importance containing Money for the Pay of the Troops; I