for his Pay and Subsistence for March 1797 and take his duplicate Receipts therefor. Sam^rl [symbol] Simmons Acct Captⁿ Rich^d H. Greaton Accountants Office Boston Sir April 3^d 1797 I received your letter of the 1^st ultimo enclosing your V^r for Pay & Subsistence, and for subsisting your Waiter, Sir 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 [undecipherable] 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^rl [symbol] Simmons Acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office Supert. New York 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 three⁵⁰ 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^rl [symbol] Simmons Acct