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 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. 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; — Herewith 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.^s 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 Rec.^ts — The Letter you enclosed for your Brother has been delivered to him I am &c. W.^m Simmons Acct. Nicholas Fish Esq.^r Accountant's Office Supt. — New York Dec.^r 21.^st 1796 Sir I received your Letter this day covering the following Receipts — Capt. Donald Grant Nicholls for Doll.^s 80. — " S. Fryes — — — — — — 534.60 Lieut Nehemiah Freeman's — — — — 1035.60 Freeman Cheeseman's — — — — — 100. — Col.^o Rochefontaine's for L^t J. Robinson — — 26. — Dollars — 1776.20 which sum of Seventeen Hundred and Seventy six Dollars and twenty Cents will be passed to the credit of your Account in the Books of this Office. I am &c. W.^m Simmons Acct. John Chester Esq.^r Accountant's Office Supt. — Connecticut Dec.^r 21.^st 1796 Sir I received your Letter of the 23 Ultt.^o this day covering Capt. Edward Miller's Receipt for One Hundred and eleven Dollars and sixty four Cents, which sum will be passed to the Credit of your Account in the Books of this Office. I am &c. W.^m Simmons Acc.^t