cept of this appointment he will be mustered a paid accordingly, but for the services rendere him as Captain whilst he was a Supernumer Officer, there is no provision made by law for p him this must therefore be suspended for fur consideration. With respect to promotion & informed at the War Office that you are now first on the list for Promotion as Lieutenant i consequence of Cap^t. Howell Lewis' resignation I am &c H^mSimmons Acc^t John Kitty, Esq^r Supervisor Baltimore Sir Accountants Off July 27^th 179[7] The Treasurer of the United Sta remit you the sum of Three hundred and Sixty [undecipherable] which you will be pleased to pay Alexis DeSeyn Assistant Engineer at Baltimore and take his a receipts for the same it being for his Compensati from 1 January to 30^th June 1797 inclusive. I am &c H^mSimmons Acc