D^r N^t Freeman                                Accountants Office Temporary P M. West Point                     April 6^th 1797                                   Sir                                   I received your letter of the 31^st Ultimo your account Current & Vouchers accompanying it, which will be placed under examination & the result communicated to y —                                   I am &c                                                                 Wm Simmons                                                                 Acct M^r Fred^k Sprig                                  Accountants Office Assistant Storekeeper                             April 6^th 1797 West point Sir                                   I received your letters of the 3^d Inst^t enclosing pay Rolls for the Ordnance detatchment for February & March, amounting to Thirty two dollars, and your V^o for Salary for January, February and March 1797 amounting to Ninety dollars — both which sums you will receive from Nicholas Fish Supervisor of New York, on giving duplicate receipts therefor — for the former sum, say 32 dollars, you are held accountable for the due application thereof.                                   I am &c.                                                                 Wm Simmons                                                                 Acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r                                Accountants Office Super^r New York.   Sir                             April 6^th 1797                                   The Treasurer of the United States, will remit you the sum of One hundred and Twenty two dollars, which you will please to pay to Frederick Sprig, assistant Storekeeper at West point. Ninety dollars thereof being for his Salary for January, February & March, and the remaining sum of Thirty two dollars the pay of the Ordnance detatchment for February & March 1797 & take his duplicate receipts for each accordingly. I am &c                                                                 Wm Simmons                                                                 Acct