will empower any person in this City to receive the Bal[ance] after deducting the amount due by you to the U States it will be paid to him and your account will accordingly be closed on the Books of this Office. — You will also please to note the place you were stationed at on the 31. October 1796 to ascertain the contract price of the rations — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct M^r David Ames Accountants Office Springfield. Mass. March 15^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 10^th Inst. inclosing your accounts & Vouchers from 1^st November to 1^st January which will be placed under examination and the result be communicated to you. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct D^r Jon^o Robeson Accountants Office Fort Johnson. S. Carolina March 16^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 3^d January last enclosing the Receipt Roll of the Men formerly under your command at Whetstonepoint to the 30^th June 1796 amounting to 703¹⁰⁰/100 dollars & Craycroft & Ho[undecipherable] Receipt for 27 dollars, both which sums as well as your pay for January 1797 will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office, leaving a Balance due the United States of 5⁶⁰/100 Dollars. — The 8 dollars paid Elijah Schofield for passage [from]