Lieut John Saunders Port Norfolk — Virginia Accountants Office Nov.^r 29^th 1796 Sir My last letter to you was dated 19^th Ultimo informing you of the Balance of your account of Pay, Subsistence & Recruiting to 30^th Sept. 1796 inclusive, having been remitted to Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor at Richmond — since which The Sec.^y of War handed me your letter to him of the 20 inst to reply to that part thereof relating to your Pay for Oct.^r last. The deduction took place in consequence of M^r Scriplet's having informed that you had gone to the Northward, and requested your Pay might not be forwarded. — Agreeably to your request I now forward to Edward Carrington Esq^t Sup^t your Pay for Oct.^r & Nov.^r 1796 amounting to Fifty two Dollars, which sum you will receive from him on giving the necessary Receipts. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t Edward Carrington Esq^t Sup^t Richmond — Virginia Accountants Office Nov.^r 29^th 1796 Sir I rec.^d your letter of the 11^th Inst some time since: but deferred answering it until I could hear from Lt Saunders. He is now returned to Norfolk: where he will remain — You may therefore now pay him the amount forwarded to you. — In addition to the former sum I now have to inform you, that The Treasurer of The United States will remit you the sum of Fifty two Dollars for his Pay for Oct.^r & Nov.^r for which sum you are on paying it to Lt Saunders requested to take his receipts & forward them as usual to this Office: you appear to pay the postage on public letters addressed to my Office; this is an expence you may dispense with, as all letters, to & from the Office are freed by law. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Sup^t — Boston Accountants Office Nov.^r 30^th 1796 Sir I rec.^d yours of the 22^d inst enclosing Capt Richard H. Greaton's receipt for 53 ²⁵/100 Dollars, which sum shall be passed to your credit accordingly. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t Lieut Robert Rowan Accountants Office Nov.^r 30^th 1796 Sir I have rec.^d your Pay & Muster Rolls up to the 31^st Oct.^r 1796 — which have been examined; & the pay of the Officer & Men from the dates they were respectively paid to, to that day, have been made up — The Pay Roll amounts to 596 ⁵³/100 Doll.^s to which 272 Dollars, the amount of an Estimate for two months Pay so as to complete it for the present year, has been added: — which sums are by this opportunity remitted to Lieut Vischer who will pay them to 31 Oct.^r agreeably to a receipt Roll forwarded to him; and for the subsequent period in the present year, you will muster them and make out Pay Rolls which he will examine & make the payments. Duplicate Muster Rolls you will however forward to this Office. I am Sir &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t