M^r George Fleming West Point Sir Accountants Office August 25. 1797 I received your letter of the 15^th Inst. the account of Thomas Hughes Blacksmith, which I return to be paid out of the unappropriated monies in your h you will take his receipt thereon, and forward it, th on settlement of your account which will be receiv Voucher for the payment. I am &c. Hm Simmons Acc^t M^r John G Coffin Surgeon's Mate, Niagara Care of Israel Chapin Esq^r Canandaigua, New York Sir Accountants Office August 25^th 1797 [Cancelled.] Your letter to Samuel Lewis cl War Office of the 23 Ultimo enclosing duplicate Receipts amount of your Subsistence from 1^st May 1796 to 31^st Mar being One hundred & fifty four Dollars and seventy the difference between this amount and that in you ment is sufficiently explained in the enclosed Cop account on file in this Office and my letter to you of June last by which you will see that your subsiste finally settled up to the latter period. I am &c. Hm Simmons [Cancelled.]