[Indorsed forwarded 25^th July] John Habersham Esq^r — Accountants Office Collector May 11^th 1797 Savannah Sir Major Constant Freeman having informed that he authorized you in his absence to do th[e] duty of Agent of the War Department in Georgia. I beg leav[e] to inform you that the Secretary of War has deemed it p[ro]per to forward the Pay & forage of the regular Troops to th[e] 31^st March 1797 on Estimate a Copy of which is enclosed amo[unt]ing to Thirteen Thousand dollars. this sum as well as Three Hundred & eighty five dollars due to Doc^r A.Y. Nic[holl] has been remitted to Daniel Stevens Esq^r Supervisor Charleston S[outh] Carolina then to remain subject to your order. I have written to Col^o Gaither to issue his orders for having the Troops Mustered and the Pay Rolls form[ed] which will be presented to you properly authenticated by the Pay Master and which you will be pleased to exa=mine agreeably to your instructions from Mr. Freeman and make the payment accordingly. You will pursue the most advan[ta]=geous as well as expeditious plan for obtaining the mon[ey] from Mr. Stevens — it is a desirable thing that as little tim[e] as possible should be lost in making the payment to the [undecipherable] Your particular attention is reques[ted to] the examination of the Pay & Muster Rolls before you make the payment as any errors would greatly embar=rass the examination of the accounts hereafter. You will be pleased to write me on receipt hereof and in=form me from time to time of the progress you make in the payments and forward a statement of your transac=tions. I enclose you Blank Muster & Pay Rolls. P.S. The 385 Dollars to be paid to Cap^t A.Y. Nicholl is for Medical assistance rendered by him to the Federal Troops from 15^th October 1792 to 31^st December 1795. you will be pleased to take his receipts accordingly. Please forward the Muster & Pay Rolls to Col^o Gaither. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct.