the 15^th Dec. following. — This sum hereof with others to pay the Scouts of said County for services for the above period: Receipts of which are produced except that of Henry Cochran abovementioned; you are [as his Attorney] [or your answer in writing of what you know] therefore requested, to forward the receipt to this Office, [respecting the payment to him] that the amount may be entered to the Credit of Col. Lee on the Books hereof. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct. M^r John Bryant Springfield Massachusetts Accountant's Office Jan. 9^th 1797 Sir Rec^d your letter of the 5^th Inst. enclosing your Account & Vouchers for expenditures in the Ordnance Depart^ment. On examination of them there appears a Want of Vouchers per enclosed Sheet of Remarks, which you will have compleated & forwarded to this Office. Until this is done the account will be suspended. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct. Remarks on John Bryant's account Voucher N° 2 Paid Nathaniel Taylor £20.9.6 for twelve loads of hewn Stone, and no receipt. N° 3 Paid Z & C Stebbins £0.7.8 for a rope for a well and no receipt. N° 6 Paid Martin White £7.17.6 for 20½ days work. and no receipt. N° 7 Paid George Blake £3.14.2 for Plank & Boards no receipt. N° 9 Paid John Cooley £0.12.0 for Freight of Muskets, no receipt Voucher N° 11 Paid William Smith £0.16.4 for 15½ lbs 10^d Nails & Quire Paper 15 Squares of Glass and no receipt. Paid Daniel [undecipherable: Haelunk?] [undecipherable] for 2 days labor no Voucher — N° 14 Paid Joseph Hopkins £1.16.0 for 6 days labor in Magazine no receipt. L^t Nehemiah Freeman I.R.M. West Point New York Accountant's Office Jan. 10^th 1797 Sir Rec^d your letter of the 4^th Inst accompanied with your account Current & Vouchers, which shall be placed under examination & the result communicated to you. — I some time since wrote to Col. Rochefontaine relative to the award of Bounty or Pay due, from Cap^t Gamble to Soldiers at West Point for which they have his due Bills — If there are any men there, who have such award, — please to receive the due Bills, and forward them to this Office, as early as possible, as the settlement of his Accounts are suspended until I hear from you. Your answer is requested return of Post. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct. Caleb Swan Esq^r. P.M. Gen^l. Detroit Accountant's Office Jan. 10^th 1797 Sir On the examination of the Accounts of Ensign Levi Maclean, I find you have allowed him pay for the months of May, June, July, August & September 1794 and in the Pay Roll of Cap^t Springer's Company he is made up for the last two months which is an overpayment of Forty Dollars — If the Pay Mas^ter has paid him you are