for his Pay and Subsistence for March 1797 and take his duplicate Receipts therefor. Sam re. [undecipherable] Simmons Acct Capt Rich^d H. Greaton Accountants Office Boston Sir April 3^d 1797 I received your letter of the 3^d ultimo enclosing your v^r for Pay & Subsistence, and for subsisting your Waiter S^r Ramsay for March 1797. The charge for Subsisting your Waiter cannot be paid from this Department agreeably to a direction from the Secretary of War, but the Soldier must draw his ration in kind, agreeably to loco from the Contractor. I have therefore deducted the same from your account leaving the sum of Fifty three dollars and ninety five Cents which you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esquire, Supervisor Boston, on giving him duplicate Receipts for the same. Sam re. [undecipherable] Simmons Acct Nicholas Fish Es^qr Accountants Office Super^t. Newyork April 4^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 7^th Instant enclosing your account Current for Commissions on receiving and paying Monies from this Department for the quarter ending 31^st March last which has been examined, and the amount being thirty three [undecipherable] dollars will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States for which be pleased to forward your receipt to this Office. Sam re. [undecipherable] Simmons Acct [Page 3 Y0061]