Capt James Bruff Accountants Off[ice] comm[an]d[in]g at Niagara October 7^th 1797 Sir On a reference to the Muster Roll for July 1797 the detachment under your command on file in this Office Michael La Flash is reported absent with Lieut^t Dayton wi[th] leave; the latter has been wrote to, and I now enclose yo[u a] copy of his answer on the subject. Sam vs W^m Simmons Acct Ens: W^m R Boots D.W. accountants Office New Brunswick N.S. October 9^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 7^th Instant covering -plicate receipts for bounty paid recruits inli[sted] by you wh[ich] will be filed as usual to be examined on settlement of yo[ur] recruiting account. Sam vs W^m Simmons Acct^t Lieu^t Fred^k L. Claiborne Accountants Office Richmond Virginia October 9^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 2^d Inst enclosing sund[ry] receipts for bounty paid to Recruits which will be filed he[re] untill your recruiting account is ready to be settled — I observe several receipts are taken in the name of Ens^t [J]o[seph] Crutchfield, and it is probable you have made him adv[ances] for that purpose, you will therefore understand that a[ll] advances you have made or may hereafter make wit[hout] express orders from the War Department you are to co[ver]