Edw.^d Carrington Esq^r Sup^t — Richmond V^a Accountants Office Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir By last days mail, I rec'd a letter from M'^r [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 11^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. [underline: Amount 64 55/100] I am &c W.^m Simmons Acct. Capt. Edw.^d Miller Middletown — Connecticut Accountants Office Dec. 14 1796 Sir I rec'd your letter of the 8^th Inst. enclosing a Muster Roll of yourself, [undecipherable] & the men under your command, for the month of Nov.^r. On examination of the Signatures, I find James Blakeslee an Artificer has not signed, and as you have not noted the reason, I will not [undecipherable] it until I hear from you. If it is an omission, please to forward his separate Receipt. I am &c W.^m Simmons Acct. Capt. John Pierce Boston Accountants Office Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir On the settlement of Capt. Brith's 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 on your Pay Roll to the 31^st Aug^t 1792 & amounts to One hundred & five Dollars. Your speedy answer is particularly requested. I am &c W.^m Simmons Acct. Nicholas Fish Esq^r Sup^t — New York Accountants Office Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred dollars, which you will please to pay to M'^r Foreman Cheeseman, being for his Compensation, as Superintendant of Stores at Navy Yard, New York, from 1^st July to 30 Sept. 1796, & take his duplicate Receipts therefor. I am &c W.^m Simmons Acct. Foreman Cheeseman Superintendant of Stores at Navy Yard — New York Accountants Office Dec. 14^th 1796 Sir Nicholas Fish Esq^r Sup^t New York will pay you the sum of One hundred Dollars; being for your Compensation as Superintendant of Stores at Navy Yard, New York, from 1^st July to 30^th Sept. 1796 on giving him duplicate receipts therefor. I am &c W.^m Simmons Acct. Caleb Swan Esq^r P.M.G. — Detroit Accountants Office Dec. 16^th 1796 Sir Agreeably to what I wrote to you on the 9^th inst. I now enclose you an Extract taken from the Warrant Book as well as a list of the Bills drawn by H. De Butts, part of which have been paid as will appear by the above extract, the remainder have not yet become due — Those Bills are entered to