[undecipherable: Lt. Col.?] Rochefontaine rec'd. 22 Aug. [undecipherable] William Simmons — Esq^r. Accountant to the War Department Philadelphia --- West Point aug. 16^th 1797 Sir I send to you a muster Roll of a Detachment of the 1^st Reg: of Infantry under cap^t. y^e Henning, for the month of July Ultimo. I received the Blank Muster Rolls. I have sent to your office, some time ago, an account for advertising deserters by a Printer of Newburgh. I am, Sir, your obed^t. Serv^t O Step. Rochefontaine lt. col comd^t of y^e corps of art & eng. W^m Simmons, Esq^r.