[Frederick Shriz rec.^d 18 March Ans. 4] West Point March 13^th 1797 Sir, Agreeably to Instructions I receiv'd from Capt. Fleming I transmit you a statement of his [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] you will perceive the sum earned by Col. Rochefontaine [undecipherable], the names of the Men who drove it, and the Payments made by Capt. Fleming. With Respect I have the honor to be, Sir Your most Humb. Serv.^t Frederick Shriz William Simmons Esq.^r Accountant of the War Dep.^t D.^r Col. Step. Rochefontaine in account 1795 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] To Cash paid for a barrel of Gyn £ 2 1 0 1796 Jan^y 20 To 2 bush.^s of Corn @ 9 ——————————— 0 1 8 0 23 To 2 bush.^s of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 1 8 0 30 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 Feb^y 22 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 4 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 6 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 9 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 11 To 2 bush.^s of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 1 8 0 12 To Cash paid Nehemiah Graves ———————— 5 5 0 15 To [undecipherable] of Corn @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 17 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 18 To Cash paid Timothy [undecipherable: probable reading "Wilkins"] for } a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] } 6 0 0 To 50 [undecipherable] of Oats @ [undecipherable] ———————— 1 8 0 21 To 1 bush.^t of Corn @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 28 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 28 To 1 bush.^t of Oats @ 9 —————————— 0 0 9 0 [24?] To 1 bush.^t of [undecipherable] @ 9 ———— 0 0 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] To 1 bush.^t of [undecipherable] @ 9 ———— 0 0 9 0 [27?] To 1 bush.^t of [undecipherable] @ 9 ———— 0 0 9 0 March 2 To ½ bush.^t of Corn @ 2/6 —————————— 0 1 3 [undecipherable] ½ bush.^t of Indian Meal @ 9 —————— 0 0 4 6 3 To 1 bush.^t of Corn @ 2/6 —————————— 0 2 6 To ½ bush.^t of Indian Meal @ 9 —————— 0 0 4 6 Carried Over £ 23 8 9 with George Fleming of West Point C.^r 1796 March 15 By his Team's Work for the Public } to the 29^th of Feb^y last, as p.^r A.^t £17 17 6 receipt of John Rogers his Teamster } June 28 By his Team's Work for the Public } to the 10^th of May last inclusive, } 23 19 6 as p.^r receipts of John Knowles his } Teamster ——————————————————— } August 5^th By his Team's Work for the Public } to the 1^st of July last, as p.^r Re- } 43 15 9 ceipts of John Knowles his Teamster } x £1.10.9 of this Sum deducted at [undecipherable] £ 45 12 9 Carried Over 1796 Amount Brought Over £23 8 9 March 11 To Cash paid John [undecipherable: probable reading "Cromwell"] for } a [undecipherable] —————————————— } 7 0 0 12 To Cash paid for 3½ bush.^s of Corn —————— 1 13 6 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] for Nehemiah Graves [undecipherable] } 2 [undecipherable] of May @ 1/9 —————————— } 1 1 6 0 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] p.^d John Rogers ——————— 1 12 0 April 5 To [undecipherable] p.^d John Rogers ——————— 0 16 0 7 To [undecipherable] for 13 bush.^s of Oats @ 4/9 ———— 3 1 9 13 To [undecipherable] for 21 bush.^l of Oats @ 4/9 ———— 4 12 9 May 27 To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] } and [undecipherable] of it ———————————— } 1 1 0 0 June 22 To [undecipherable] p.^d John Knowles ———————— 0 16 0 [undecipherable] 5 To [undecipherable] p.^d John Knowles ———————— 0 8 0 [undecipherable] 17 To [undecipherable] p.^d [undecipherable] M'[undecipherable] ———— 1 9 6 28 To Cash —————————————————— 12 0 0 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] p.^d [undecipherable] M'[undecipherable] for } [undecipherable] Team —————————— } 2 16 0 1797 12 To Cash —————————————————— 23 0 0 Jun^y 5^th [undecipherable] [undecipherable] p.^d A. M'[undecipherable] —————— 1 8 6 To Cash —————————————————— 9 5 6 17 To [undecipherable] p.^d A. M'[undecipherable] ———— 0 11 0 [undecipherable] 14 To [undecipherable] p.^d A. M'[undecipherable] ———— 4 0 0 £ 101 12 9 Balance due Rochefontaine 20 11 12 £ [undecipherable] 3 [undecipherable] The Above is an Extract from my Books —