[281] Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor N. York Sir Accountants Office September 11^th 17 The Treasurer of the United States will you the sum of Nine hundred, sixty one dollars wh will be pleased to pay to Lieut^t. Nehemiah Freeman, porary Paymaster at West Point taking his receipts him accountable as usual, being for pay & forage Officers and pay of the non Commissioned Officer Privates of the Garrison at West Point for the month of Sam^r. W^m Simmons Act^r Lieut^t Neh^h. Freeman T.P.M. West Point Sir Accountants Office September 11^th 1797 I received your letter of the 5^th 9^th Instant & the different enclosures therein mentioned. you will from Nicholas Fish Esq^r. Supervisor New York the sum hundred sixty one dollars for which you will be pleas him your duplicate receipts holding yourself accountab for the Pay and forage of the Officers and the pay of the n Commissioned Officers and privates of the Garrison at Point for August 1797— You will be pleased to pay to Cap^t W^m Littlefield out of the unappropriated monies in your the sum of seven dollars for the like sum paid by him account of bounty to Henry Hannah and twenty five Ce for attesting the said Hannah & William Ryan both Recru