Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor. New York October 6^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred sixty one dollars & sixty three cents which you will be pleased to pay to Lieutenant And^w Marschalk at Ellis's Island taking his duplicate receipts holding him accountable for the due application of the same being for subsistence of himself and pay of the recruits under his command for September 1797. — Sam^l & W^m P Simmons acct^t Lieut^t Andrew Marschalk Accountants Office Ellis's Island near N. York October 6^th 1797 Sir The Pay Roll of the Recruits under your command for September 1797 has undergone examination and the following alterations have been made on it Viz^t — Amount as stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294.15 To which add Pay of John Stapleton private from 8^th to 30^th Sep^t 97 - 3.7 " John Musenfelt — " . . . " 1 to 30 — 4.41 Short calculated on pay of John Seamans Ser^t . . . 12 " " " John Marshall do — 1.72 " " " Patrick Byrne private . 6 David Rickets — do — . 21 James Leggarson do .23 9.14 ——— 303.59 From which deduct Pay of Lieut^t Andrew Marschalk p^d him in advance Office 39.68 " Thomas Ellis private — deserted — 33.65 - 303.59 Carr^d forward