enclosures, all of which shall be placed under exa mation as soon as the whole of the papers come fo that are connected therewith; so that the examina this Office may be final and the proper Credits p m the Books; the examination will be needles I am in possession of all the Vouchers and receipts compare with the Abstracts. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t Cap^t James Bruff Commandant Niagara Sir Accountants Office July 25^th 1797 I received your letter of the 25 Ult^o enclo Muster and Pay Rolls of the Detachment under your mand for May 1797 after examination the following rations have been made on the latter Viz: Amount as stated by you . . . . . . . 8[undecipherable] add— for Pay of James Totlingham private in your Detachment mustered present & pay not made up 4 Short added in W^m M^cClallen's Pay Roll . . . 10 Deduct Extra Pay made up for Serg^t Nathan Baynard as acting Commissary . . . . inadmissible . . 1 Extra Pay made up for Serg^t R. A. Britt as 2^d M^r Serg^t; none allowed by Law to A.D.E. . . 1 Extra Pay made up for W^m Farr as Senior Musician none allowed by Law to A.D.E. . . [undecipherable]