Arthur St Clair Department of War late Major General [✓] Accountants Office Service of the United States May 11^th 1797— Sir You stand charged on the Books of this Office with Eight Hundred and fifty Dollars, which sum was paid you for the use of the Indian Department, for the expenditure of which amount you have not rendered any account or Vouchers. I have therefore to request that you will be pleased to transmit such Vouchers as will enable me to close your account as early as you conveniently can. I am Sir &c W^m Simmons Acc^t The Representatives [/] Department of War of the late Accountants Office Ballard Smith deceased late Cap^t. 1^st Regiment May 11^th 1797 Sir. louisville Kentucky &m You stand charged on the Books of this Office with the sums of money as at foot hereof for the expenditure of which you have not forwarded the necessary Account & Vouchers. I have therefore to request no time may be lost in transmitting the Muster Pay & Receipt Rolls of the non Commissioned Officers & Privates of your Company accompany'd with your Contingent Account that the same may if free of error be passed to the [undecipherable] of your Account and the balance if any remains be Refunded to the Treasurer of the United States to close the same; your immediate attention to this object is more necessary from the length of time elapsed since you received the money. Expecting your reply hereto in a few Posts I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Ballard Smith — — D^r For Amount of Warrant N^o 55 being for the Pay and Subsistence of Officers and One months Pay of Privates — — — — — — 457.60 For this amount being for 1 Months pay of 11 Recruits & Rec^ts dated 28 June 1792. — 42.— For his Pay for 2 Months and Subsistence for 3 M^o— 112.40 For 3 Months Pay of 4 Men Recruiting, — — 36.— Contingencies of Marching — — — — 100.— 748. For this amount received of Daniel Britt being for Pay & Subsistence to the 1. August 1792 Precept. — — 510. 5 1258. 5 Cr For this sum deducted from his Company Pay Roll to the 1^st August 1792 being advances to him — 440. Ditto for advances to his Company of One Month Pay which is also deducted from their Pay on said Roll. — — — — — — 232. 672. Balance due the U.S. Dollars 586. 5