Lieu^t Ford S Claiborne                      D.W. Accountants Office Richmond Virginia                                      September 30.^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 27^th Inst accompanied your account of Pay and Subsistence for July, August & September 1797 amounting to One hundred seventeen dollars & sixty Cents which amount you will receive from Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor Virginia on giving him the necessary receipts. Sam ro. W^m Simmons Acct^t --- Edwards Carrington Esq^r                  D.W. Accountants Office Supervisor Rich: Virg^a                                    September 30.^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred seventeen Dollars & sixty Cents which amount you will please to pay to Lieutenant Ferdinand S Claiborne on his giving you the necessary receipts being for his pay and subsistence from the 1 July to 30 Sam ro. W^m Simmons Acct^t --- Daniel Stevens Esq^r                      D. W^m Accountants Office Super: Charleston S.C.                                    October 2^d 1797. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred and thirty dollars, which you will be pleased to pay to augustus de Grasse Temporary Engineer at Charleston on his giving you the necessary receipts being for his compensation 1 July to 30 Sep^t 1797.          Sam ro.        W^m Simmons Acct^t