in the Books of this Office for the above amount— Sam R. W^m Simmons Acct^s Andrew Marschalk Department of Wars Gare Ellis's Island Accountants Office near New York September 27 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 24^th Inst covering receipts for bounty paid Recruits Inlisted by you which will be filed to be examined on settlement of your Recruiting account. Agreeably to your request I have sent you a few Blank Muster, Pay and Receipt Rolls with some Inlistments. Sam R. W^m Simmons Acct^s Horatio R. Dayton D. W. Accountants Office Gare Eliza^t Town N.S. September 27^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 25 Inst in reply thereto you will receive from Samuel Lewis clerk in the War Office, the sum of One hundred sixty one [undecipherable] Dollars being for balance of your account of pay to the[undecipherable] Inst and of Subsistence to the 30^th June including your Recruiting account. The difference between your Subsistence Account & the amount passed to your Credit arises from your not charging the right price of Rations at Oswego and Niagara the same being at 25[undecipherable] Cents & only calculate