duty, which has been considered as a sufficient indulgence for the labour, and no claim for Compensation has as yet made its appearance before this. — If Clock has been excused from duty the claim is inadmissible. If not you may pay him and let the future terms be excuse from Military duty The accounts are returned inclosed to you Cap^t Littlefield has received his Pay at this Office for the Month of October 1796. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor May 6^th 1797 Richmond Virginia Sir I received your letter of the 28^th Apr. enclosing the Rec^t of Cap^t Blackburn for Seven Hundred & fifteen dollars ¹⁰⁰ which Sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor New York May 8^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 5^th Instant enclosing two Receipts of Frederick Springs — one for 90 dollars and the other 32 122 D^rs 122 amounting to One hundred & twenty two dollars; which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am Sir &c. W^m Simmons Acct Lieut^t Nch^s Freeman Accountants Office West Point May 11^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 7^th Instant enclosing Muster & Pay Roll of the Artillirists & E. at West Point for the Month of April. which will be placed under examination, and the money found due remitted in the usual way to N. Fish. I am Sir &c. W^m Simmons Acct Lieut^t Col^o Henry Gaither Accountants Office Commanding the Troops May 8^th 1797 in Georgia Sir The enclosed is a Copy of your account as it stands on the Books of this Office, by which you will be pleased to observe that there is a Balance in favor of the United States, of Five Hundred, and fifty one dollars and twelve Cents.