the Corps of artillerists & Engineers being on account of his pay for which you will take the proper receipts. Sam^de W^m Simmons Acct --- L^t William Morris Accountants Office Governors Island August 10. 1797 near New York Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to Issue a Warrant in ^on favor for One hundred and twenty dollars on account of your pay which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq. Super. New York for which you will grant him [strikethrough: from] the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the same Sam^e William Simmons --- John Chester Esq. Accountants Office Supervisor August 9^th 1797 [undecipherable] Weathersfield Conn. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Seventy two dollars & [undecipherable] which you will be pleased to pay to Cap^t Edward Miller at Middletown taking his duplicate receipts holding him accountable for the same being for pay of himself & Recruits for July 1797. Sam^e W^m Simmons acc^t