[293] 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 Acco^t Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountant's Office Sup^r New York Dec^r 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 Flemming at West Point; being for the Pay of a Detachment of the 1^st Sub Legion under his Command for the months of Oct^r & Nov^r 1796. and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof. I am &c W^m Simmons Acco^t Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountant's Office Sup^r Richmond Virgin^a Dec^r 19. 1796 Sir I rec^d your letter of the 10^th Inst enclosing Cadet James Triplett's receipt for —————————————————— 64.64 and William Ross'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 Acco^t Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office Sup^r — New York Dec^r 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 [294] forage of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point for the month of Nov^r 1796: which sum you will please to pay to Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Temp^y Pay Master; taking his duplicate receipts to be accountable. I am &c W^m Simmons Acco^t Cap^t Fred^k Frye Accountant's Office Gov^rs Island — New York Dec^r 20^th 1796 Sir I rec^d your letter of the 16^th Inst enclosing the Muster Roll of your Detachment to the 30^th Nov^r 1796. amounting to Five hundred thirty four Dollars & sixty Cents. which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. — Francis Clarkes pay as Fifer for the month of Oct^r is sent on to West Point — Charles Stratton & Samuel Ober were not made up in the West Point Roll for Oct^r: you will therefore make them up in your next Pay Roll for that month; you may muster your men as a detachment until the Company is compleat; — Herewith you have Blank Pay, Muster and Receipt Rolls. I am &c W^m Simmons Acco^t Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Accountant's Office West Point Dec^r 21^st 1796 Sir I rec^d your letters of the 16^th & 12^th Inst. I have examined the contents of all the Receipt Rolls, which I acknowledged to have received; but cannot find the Claims you say were enclosed with that for the Arrears of Pay & Bounty — you will therefore please to examine your Papers & if you find them enclose them to me. — The Pay Roll for Nov^r has been examined; and the amount found due as you mention is Nine hundred & forty four Dollars 50/100. which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r as usual and give him the necessary