[289] Edw.^d Covington Esq. Supt — Richmond V.^a Accountants Office Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir By last days mail, I rec.^d a letter from W.^m Dal- [undecipherable] a Cadet at Norfolk — in which he expresses a great want of the money which The Treasurer remitted to you, agreeably to my letter of the 9^th Ult. — which should have reached him some time since. You will therefore please to inform me whether you have rec.^d the amount, and paid it to him or not — I am Sir [underline: Accountt Office] W.^m Simmons Acct Capt Edw.^d Miller Accountants Office Middletown — Connecticut Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir I rec.^d your letter of the 8^th Inst: enclosing a Muster Roll of yourself, 1^st Biffon & the men under your command, for the month of Nov... On examination of the Signatures, I find James Blackstone an Artificer has not signed; and as you have not noted the reason; I will once [undecipherable] the entering it until I hear from you. If it is an omission, please to forward his separate Receipt. I am ye W.^m Simmons Acct Capt John Pierce Accountants Office Boston Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir On the settlement of Capt. Bretts accounts, I find on a Pay Roll of your detachment an advance of One months Pay to them; and as it is not mentioned who made the advance, I would be glad if you will inform me, that I may be enabled to pass it to the credit of the proper Officer. — The advance I allude to is deducted from the Pay of the men [catchword: on]