Abstract of Monies expended for the Military Establishment in the year 1796 — N^o 3 — 519695,57 I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct John E. Van Alen Esq^r Accountants Office in Congress February 20^th 1797 Sir In answer to the application made by you in behalf of the claim of Captain Derrick Lane for his Services under the former Government, I have to observe that it does not appear by any document on file in this Office that his claim was ever before filed, or that any balance is stated to be due to him, therefore any claim that he may have for services previous to the 4^th day of March 1789 is barred and precluded from settlement by an "Act of Congress relative to claims against the United States passed on 12^th February 1793 — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Captⁿ Russell Bissell Accountants Office 2^nd U.S. Reg^t Presqu' Isle February 26^th 1797 Sir I have received your letter of the 12^th January last inclosing the Receipt Roll of the Detachment under your command for Pay for the Months of June and July 1796, the amount Nine hundred and Sixty Six Dollars & twenty six Cents will be passed to your Credit in the Books of this Office. Your letter to Lieut D. Bissell has been forwarded according to your request — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct George Clendinen Esq^r Accountants Office Late Lieut. Col. of Kenhawa County, February 21^st 1797 Virginia — care Col. G. Jackson. Congress Sir You stand charged on the Books of this Office with a considerable Sum of Money received in the year 1791 for Pay of the Militia &c. of Kenhawa County, Virginia you are therefore requested to forward without delay the necessary Vouchers, that the different sums, paid by you, if admissible, may be passed to your credit and the Balance if any remains in your hands, be paid to the Treasurer of the United States to close your account, the length of time elapsed since you received the money, makes it highly necessary a settlement should immediately take place — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Edward Hand Department of War Accountants Office Sir February 21^st 1797 You stand charged on the Books of this Office with One Thousand Dollars received by you of William Knox & your Receipt dated 18^th June 1792. being for Pay of Waggon hire to Pittsburgh of Rifles, for which sum you have not forwarded the necessary Vouchers to enable me to credit your account for the same, I have therefore