Lieut Ford S. Claiborne D.H. 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 & Septem 1797 amounting to One hundred seventeen dollars & sixty [undecipherable] which amount you will receive from Edward Barrington [undecipherable] Supervisor Virginia on giving him the necessary receipts. Sam Ro. W^m Simmons Acct Edwards Barrington Esq^r D.W. Accountants Office Supervisor Rich. Virg^a September 30^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit [undecipherable] the sum of One hundred seventeen Dollars & sixty [undecipherable] which amount you will please to pay to Lieutenant Ferd[undecipherable] & Claiborne on his giving you the necessary recei[undecipherable] being for his pay and subsistence from the 1 July to 30 [undecipherable] Sam Ro. W^m Simmons Acct Daniel Stevens Esq^r D. W^m Accountants Office Supvr. Charleston SC. October 2^d 1797. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you sum of two hundred and thirty dollars, which you will be pl[undecipherable] to pay to augustus de Grasse Temporary Engineer at Charlest[undecipherable] his giving you the necessary receipts being for his compensa[undecipherable] 1 July to 30 Sep 1797 Sam ro. W^m Simmons Acct