Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Supervisor Boston Accountants Office April 11^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Five hundred Dollars, which you will please to pay to M^r George Clagborne, naval Constructor, Boston, being for his Compensation from 1^st January to 31^st March 1797 and take his duplicate receipts therefor. I am &c. [signature] Simmons Acct^t --- Lieut^t Neh^h Freeman T P M West Point Accountants Office April 13^th 1797 Sir The different Vouchers enclosed in your letter of the 31 ultimo have been examined and the amount with the exception of 13 Cents overadded in Tyler & Harris's Acc^t of expences pursuing a deserter will be placed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. — The Secretary of War requests That you will not in future pay for Expresses to & from the Post Office untill he shall decide on the propriety of such charge particularly when the service performed was by a Soldier as appears to be this case: in the present instance. In all cases where the men can write their names you will be particular in making them do it to the receipts this is absolutely necessary as it tends [strikethrough: traces] often to identify the man, and in other respects is proper. With respect to the Soldiers, you may pay