hich was suspended in this Office amounting to two hundred & twenty nine dollars D⁰⁰, has been submitted to the Secretary of War, who agrees in opinion with Col^s Pickering that the United States be chargeable with no more than 50 n 00 Dollars. — The latter sum has been admitted to your Credit; also the twelve dollars paid Adam Car & John Seamers for pursuing Deserters, leaving a balance due the United States of One hundred & thirty eight Dollars. I am Sir &c, W^m Simmons Acct. The Hon^t Accountants Office Sec of War ✓ June 15^th 1797 Sir When General Wilkinson was called upon to account for the sum of One Thousand five hundred Fifty eight dollars D⁰⁰ to his debit on the books of this Office he alledged by letter to me of 27^th March last that he had appropriated it to secret service, the same having been submitted to you, you remarked that "The Secretary of War admits the account in the expectation that Gen^l Wilkinson will make a Statement to him of the expenditure of the money which did not admit of vouchers" Inclosed is a statement lately received from him amounting to One Thousand Nine hundred Sixty eight Dollars D⁰⁰ together with receipts for such of