which may be closed after your receipt of the remittance by the next Post and the Payments made therewith. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Lieut. Col^o. Tho^s. Butler Pittsburg Accountant's Office Dec. 16^th 1796 Sir Agreeably to the request contained in your letter of the 9^th inst. to the Sec^y of War, which was handed to me by him, I now enclose you an extract from the Books of this Office of Capt John Crawford's Accounts — By which you will observe that exclusive of the large sums he has rec^d for the recruiting service, he has large sums to account for remaining in his hands as Pay Mas^ter to his Detachment. — The necessity for those balances being refunded, I have fully explained to Capt Crawford; and notwithstanding he promised to balance that account he has never yet complied therewith — should he have received any monies from other quarters than those I have noted, he will state the amount. — I would recommend that he state his account for such sums as he has to account for, and forward that as well as the vouchers to this Office, that a Settlement may take place and the actual balance ascertained. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct George Fleming Esq^r. West Point Accountant's Office Dec. 19^th 1796 Sir I rec^d your letter of the 4^th inst enclosing the rect Bills of the Ordnance Detachment for July, Aug^t, Sep^t and Pay Rolls for Oct & Nov. 1796, the rect Rolls have been examined and the amount thereof will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office. — The Pay Rolls for Oct & Nov. 1796 have also been examined and amount to One hundred Dollars & forty seven Cents which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor New York; on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r. Sup^r. New York Accountant's Office Dec. 19^th 1796 Sir You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of One hundred Dollars & forty seven Cents, which you will please to pay to George Fleming at West Point; being for the Pay of a Detachment of the 1^st Sub Legion under his Command for the months of Oct & Dec. 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Edward Carrington Esq^r. Sup^t. Richmond Virgin. Accountant's Office Dec. 19^th 1796 Sir I rec^d your letter of the 10^th inst. enclosing Cadet James Triplett's receipt for —————————— 64.64 and William Rasi's do —————————— 40.51 Doll^s [underline: 105.15] Amounting to One hundred & five dollars ¹⁵/₁₀₀: which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r. Sup^t. — New York Accountant's Office Dec. 20^th 1796 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of nine hundred & forty four dollars & ⁵⁰/₁₀₀, being for the Pay and Forage