Edward Carrington Es^qr Accountants Office Supert. Richmond Virginia March 24^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Four hundred and Seventy seven Dollars & seven Cents being for the pay of a detachment of Troops, stationed at Fin Castle under the command of Cap^t William Preston from 1^st November 1795 to 31^st January 1797 inclusive, which sum you will be pleased to [strikethrough: pay to pay] to the said Captain Preston taking his duplicate receipts for the due application of the same. — Sam^e W^m Simmons Acct D^r Nic^hs Freeman Accountants Office Temp^y P. M. West Point March 25^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 16^th Ins^t with the Muster & Pay Roll for the Month of February of the Artillerists and Engineers at West Point which will be placed under examination shortly, and the result communicated to you. As to D^r Draneys pay for superintending the artificers I cannot conceive what he can have to do on that score as M^r Fleming informs me that there are few if any of the Artificers who work at their occupation for the Public and that Blacksmiths who have heretofore been working are directed by a Man of that profession by the name of Hughs @ 10/½ ass^d. I will however suspend a decision for the present, and inform you then