as receipted, you will be pleased to transmit to this Office, as well as the former from hence per Letter dated 19 Oct^r 96, in order that the amount of both may be placed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. Jam: H: W^m Simmons Acct Col^o David Henley Accountants Office A. W. D. Knoxville Dec^r 23^d 1796 Sir From your letter of the 12^th ultimo. Col^o Haws had his account settled upon the same principles as the former. In future however if any Claim is presented for subsequent services, the account will be referred to you. I have ever been opinion that accounts relative to Services in your Depart^t should be referred to you for settlement. As you no doubt must be possessed of more information on the Subject than I can be here — There has been a Claim presented here for services of Major Parmaget as Muster Master by M^r Jackson in Congress from your State charging at the rate of pay &c as was allowed to Col^o Hays deducting 612 D^rs hereof, from you, this Claim on examination I find you have paid at the Rate of Compensation allowed by the Sec.^y of War Vizt four hundred Doll^s per Annum — I shall therefore disallow the account. — He has informed me he will apply to Congress — If he does I can produce his receipt in full for those Services. Enclosed I send you the Deed for the Land the Barracks stand on agreeably to your Request. — The Indians & their Attendants have rec^d monies here in Advance & other Payments of which I enclose you a List for your Government — As there are still some remaining in this City — should any further payments take place previous to their leaving here I will inform you of particulars. — The Accounts of Capt Chisholm as well as others for Expences conducting Indians will I am of opinion be reported to