Daniel Stephens Esquire Accountants Office Supervisor, Charleston S. Carolina March 28^th 1797. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Six hundred & forty six dollars ³⁶/100, which you will please to pay to Captain Michael Kalteisen at Fort Johnson, South Carolina, being for the Pay of himself, Lieut^t Robeson and the men under his command to the 28^th of February 1797 and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.— I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct Lieut^t Jonathan Robeson Accountants Office Fort Johnson, S^o Carolina March 28^th 1797 Sir I have deducted 5⁶⁴/100 dollars from your pay for the month of February 1797 in order to balance your Account on the Books of this Office: — The remaining sum of 20³⁶/100 dollars you will receive from Captain Kalteisen. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct Captain John Cooke Accountants Office Elizabeth Town, Pennsylvania March 29^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 6^th Instant enclosing the different Vouchers therein expressed, your account & Vouchers have been placed under examination and it appears that you have forwarded but five receipts for the Bounty charged in your Account Current, I enclose you a list of the Recruits whose Receipts are wanting for your government, I have to request you will forward them as soon as possible to enable a final settlement of your accounts taking place on the Books of this Office. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct The Paymaster of the Accountants Office 4^th U.S. Regiment March 29^th 1797 Sir Brigadier Gen^l James Wilkinson the bearer of this carries with him the sum of Twenty thousand Dollars, which sum is intended for five months pay of the Troops ordered to march to the Southward. Say from the 1^st November 1796 to the 3[1^st] March 1797. This period is contemplated as it is expected, that Troops are or will before they march be paid up to the 31 Oc^t 1796, as the money forwarded together with the [strikethrough: money] authority given for drawing Bills it is expected will be sufficient for the Pay of the Troops up to that period. If you have any monies in your hands due to those Troops who are ordered to march or receive any previous to that event you will lose no time in making the payment. Should M^r Swan be absent on Gen^l Wilkinson's arrival with the Army so that it would be inexpedient to deliver the above mentioned sum to him then you are to receive the amount, and the Gen^l will cause Triplicate Muster & Pay Rolls to be formed taking particular care to note opposite the name of every Officer & Soldier the period to which each has been paid & by whom previous to this settlement — You will correctly examine & compare the muster & Pay Rolls and certify the amount due thereon for the five months Pay. From the pay Rolls you will form duplicate Receipt Rolls to which you will obtain the necessary Signat[ures]