government. I also enclose duplicate of my last letter you of the 19^th Inst. and remain with respect &c. W^m Simmons Acct Brig. Gen^l James Wilkinson Accountants Office Fort Washington May 26^th 1797 North Western Territory Sir The enclosed is the duplicate of my letter of 19^th Inst. to which I beg leave to refer you. I have sinc[e] received communications from the P.M.G. enclosin[g] M^r Vancis accounts as Paymaster of 3^d Sub legion w[ith] a considerable parcel of Recruiting accounts of Officers. [who] received money for that purpose with the Army. I ho[pe] the other Paymasters accounts will soon follow them & I am very anxious to know the situation of them with the greatest respect &c. W^m Simmons Acct Capt. George Ingersoll Accountants Office Corps of Artil. & Eng. West Point. ny. May 27^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 22^d Inst. enclos[ing] your Account Current. I now enclose you a copy of the settlement of your account as stated on the Books of thi[s] Office, by which you will perceive there is a balance in [y]our favor of Five hundreds Seventy Six dollars & fifty [n]ine Cents which you will receive from Nicholas [F]ish Esq^r Supervisor at New York on your giving him [t]he necessary receipts for the same, being in full for Balance [of] your Pay & Subsistence to the 30^th April 1797. inclu- ive. Sam^d. W^m Simmons Acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r. Accountants Office Supervisor May 27^th 1797 New York Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Five Hundred Seventy six dollars & fifty nine Cents which sum you will please to pay to Cap^t. George Ingersoll of the Corps of Artillinists & Engineers taking the necessary Re-ceipts for the same, being in full for balance of his Pay & Subsistence to the 30^th April 1797 inclusive Sam^d. W^m Simmons Acct John Chester Esq^r Accountants Office Sup^r. Weathersfield Conn. May 29^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 25^th Inst.