[267] Lieut Andrew Marschalk Accountants Office Ellis's Island, near N.Y. September 5^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 4^th Inst enclos receipts for bounty paid to your Recruits agreeably to th enclos'd which will with those forwarded before be fele examinations on settlement of your Recruiting Acco I am &c W^m Simmons acct Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Offic Sup^t New York September 5^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States w you the sum of Three hundred sixty dollars and forty being for the pay and subsistence of Captain Frederick the pay, subsistence and forage of Samuel Osborne Su mate and the pay of the Non commissioned Officers Rivals under the command of Cap^t Frederick Fry- tioned at Governors Island for the month of August which sum you will please pay to the said Cap^t Fry his duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due appl thereof. I am &c W^m Simmons acct