pay to Cap^t Frederick Frye commanding at Governors Island, taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for the due application of the same, being for his Pay and that of the detatchment under his command for May 1797 including the Pay and Forage of Samuel Osborn Surgeon Mate for the same period. Sam &c. W^m Simmons. Acc^t Cap^t Fred^k Frye Accountants Office Governors Island ✓ June 3^rd 1797 New York Sir I received your letter of the 1 Instant with the different enclosures therein mentioned the amount of the Receipt Roll of yourself and detatchment for April 1797 will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this office, being Three hundred & fifty two dollars & twenty seven Cents. you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor, the sum of three hundred and forty seven Dollars for which you will please to give him the necessary Receipts, holding yourself accountable for the due application of the same, being for your pay & that of the detatchment under your command for May 1797. Sam Sir &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t