Mr Daniel McLean Accountants Office late Capt Service US May 19^th 1797 Pittsburg Sir On examination of the accounts of Col Henry Gaither for payments made by him to the Troops in Georgia I find that he has paid your draft on John Habersham A.W.P. Savannah for your Pay Subsistence for the same period that you were settled with at this Office on your resignation — I enclose a statement of the amount you now stand charged with on the Books of this Office, and request that you will immediately pay the amount into the hands of Isaac Craig Esqr D^ep D.M.G. in Pittsburg, and take duplicate receipts, one of which you will forward to this Office for your exhonoration. This measure you will [undecipherable] [undecipherable]otive is necessary to be complied with without delay and I flatter myself you will lose no time in doing it. I am Sir yr W^m Simmons Acct. Abstract of monies received by Capt Daniel McLean of the Artillery — Viz:— From John Habersham Agent for Supplies For Pay from 4^th Novem^r to 31 Dec^r 1791 inclusive is 1 mo. & 27 days a 40 dollars p month p Rec^t 14^th June 1792 —— 74. 8 For ditto from 1^st January to 30^th June 1792 6 M's a 40 dollars p mo. p Rec^t 30^th June 1792 240 — Grs 314. 8 From Joseph Howell late P.M.D. Acc^t For difference of Pay from Lieut. to Capt. from 5^th Novem^r (the day of his promotion) to 31 Dec^r 91. is 1 Mo. [undecipherable] days a 8$ p mo. $—— 15.20 For his Pay as Capt. from 1^st Jan^y to 5 Mar^r a 30$ p mo. —— 64— For ditto from 5 Mar^r to 31 Dec^r 1792 a 40$ p month —— 306— Grs 385.20 By the above statement it appears that Capt McLean has received the sum of Three hundred & fourteen dollars [undecipherable]/100 improperly — The settlement with Joseph Howell being correct.