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 Lieu.^t Nehemiah Freeman Temp.^y Pay Master; taking his duplicate receipts to be accountable. I am &c. W.^m Simmons Acct. Capt. 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 Clarke's 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; — Therewith you have Blank Pay, Muster and Receipt Rolls I am &c. W.^m Simmons Acct. 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 three Dollars ⁵⁰/100. which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq.^r as usual and give him the necessary