David Henley Esq^r A.W.D. Knoxville State of Tenefee Accountant's Office Jan 13. 1797 Sir I wrote to you on the 30 Ultimo, duplicates of which you have inclosed. I now enclose you a further extract from the Warrant Book of Payments made to Indians & their Conductors, for which they are to account with you. I also enclose your Duplicate Forms of Abstract & Account Current, as mentioned in my last letter to you — To which you are requested to attend as early as possible. Jam &c. W^m Simmons Acct Capt. Alexander Gibson Staunton Virginia Accountant's Office Jan. 13^th 1797 Sir I rec^d your letter of the 28 Ulto. enclosing the Rect. Roll of your Recruits to the 31.^st of August 1796, which has been examined, and the sum of Five hundred seventeen dollars & ⁷⁰/₁₀₀ will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office, having a balance of fourteen dollars & ³²/₁₀₀ unaccounted for. Jam &c. W^m Simmons Acct The Sec^y of War Accountant's Office Jan. 14^th 1797 Sir In consequence of your referring to me the Petition of Capt. Jonas Fauche which was referred to you by an Order of the House of Representatives of the 21 Dec^r 1796) I have reconsidered the Claim of the Militia of the State of Georgia, and am still of opinion that the services performed by Captain Fauche's as stated in his petition were unauthorized by the General Government and should not be allowed as a charge against the United States without the interposition