Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor. New York Accountants Office October 8^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. — I am &c W^m Simmons Acct^t --- Lieut^t Andrew Marschalk Ellis's Island near N. York Accountants Office 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: — Amount as stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . 294.15 To which add     Pay of John Stapleton private from 8 to 30 Sep^t 97- 3. 7     " . John Meisenfelt — " -- " 1 to 30 -- 4 : 4 .     Short calculated on pay of John Seamans Ser^t. . . 12     "     "     "     John Marshall do— 1.72     "     "     "     Patrick Byrne private . 6     "     "     "     David Rickett — do — . .21     "     "     "     James Leggarson do: .26 9.44                                                                     303.59 From which deduct     Pay of Lieut^t Andrew Marschalk p^d him in adv^ce in^s Office     "    Thomas Ellis private — Deserted — 3.68                                   Carr^d forward 33.68 — 303.59 Brought forward —————————— 33.68 — 303. deduct pay of Calvin Pearce private — deserted — 3. 6 "   "   Jat^h McGee . . . . do. do: being claimed by his M^r 3.32 overcalculated on pay of Thomas Thompson Drummer — . 40 . "     "     "     William Butler artificer . . . 75 "     "     "     Eph^m. Fleming private —— 75 leaving the amount of two hundred sixty one ⁶³/₁₀₀ Dollars — D261.63 which sum you will receive in the usual manner from Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor New Yorks on giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application of the same. — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct^t P.S. From the very incorrect state of the Pay role ( to which I have to request your attention in future) I have thought necessary to enclose you a receipt roll filled up agreeable to the remittance to serve for your government in paying money. — --- M^r George Fleming    West Point D.W. Accountants Office October 8^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 1^st Instant accompanied with sundry vouchers which shall be placed under examination and the result communicated to you I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct^t—