Nehemiah Freeman St. Department of War & Temp^o P.M. 1 Accountants Offic[e] West Point V July 24^th 1797 Sir I have received your letter of th[e] enclosing H^t Dransy's certificate relative to artificer[s]. The Pay & Subsistence Rolls of th[e] of Artillirists & Engineers have been examined an[d] right, Amounts to One thousand four hundred, nin[e] dollars and Sixty two Cents which sum you will [receive] as usual, from Nicholas Fish Supervisor New Y[ork] giving him duplicate receipts for the due applic[ation] thereof. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acc[ountant] Caleb Swan Esq. D.W. Accountants Off[ice] Paymaster General July 24^th 1797 Head Quarters of the Army Sir I have received your letter of 25^th enclosing Major Jonathan bas's Account Current an[d vouch-] ers for monies received from you on account of t[he] recruiting service_ I shall not be able to enter Accountt on the Books of this Office so as to pas[s] final credit to you for the amount, untill the[y] have been mustered which does not yet appear [to be] the case, I would wish that this might be done an[d] you would send me forward one of the muster rolls I will endeavour to stop out[