for which sum you will be held accountable on the Books of this Office. you will accordingly grant your Receipt to him therefor — I am &c. ^WmSimmons A^ct. Edward Carrington Esq^r. Accountants Office Super^t. Rich^d. Virgenica February 23^d 1797. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Eight hundred dollars, to be paid to Cap^t. Alexander Gibson at Staunton, which sum he is to be held accountable for and will give you his Receipts accordingly — I am &c. ^WmSimmons Acct — Nicholas Fish Esq^r. Accountants Office Super^t. New York February 17^th 1797. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Eight hundred and Eighty one Dollars and forty one Cents, being for the Pay and Forage of the Officers and for the Pay of the Non Commissioned Officers and privates of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point for the Month of January 1797 which sum you will please to pay to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman Temporary Pay Master to the said Corps, taking his duplicate Receipts for the due application thereof — I am &c. ^WmSimmons Acct.