Capt James Bruff Accountants Off[ice] comm[an]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 Hask is reported absent with Lieut Dayton wi[th] [underline: leave]; the latter has been wrote to, and I now enclose yo[u a] copy of his answer on the subject. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct[.] Ens. Wm R. Booth D.W. accountants Office New Brunswick N.J. October 9^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 7^th Instant covering [du]plicate receipts for bounty paid recruits inlis[te]d by you wh[ich] will be filed as usual to be examined on settlement of yo[ur] recruiting account. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct[.] Lieut^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. Sa[m] Crutchfield, and it is probable you have made him ad[vances] for that purpose, you will therefore understand that a[ll] advances you have made or may hereafter make wi[thout] express orders from the War Department you are to con[sider] yourself the accountable person: this I mention that you may be on your guard. The next transmission of receipts I could wish might be accompanied with a list of the names and sums advanced, that they may be checked here on receipt of them. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct[.] Edward Carrington Eq[r.] Accountants Office Super. Richmond Virg[.] October 10^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 30^th Ullt. enclosing the following receipts viz — Lieut. F.S. Claiborne for the Recruiting service — 200— Ens. Sam. Crutchfield, on account of Pay . . . . 50— Capt R. S. Blackburn, for pay of himself & detach[ment] for July and august 1797 . . . . . . . . . . . 684.68 making in all Nine hundred thirty four ⁶⁸/₁₀₀ D[ollars] 934.68 which sum will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acot[.] Lieut^t Nehemiah Freeman Accountants Office J.P.M. West Point October 11^th 1797 Sir I duly received your letter of the 6^th Instant ac-companied by the Muster and Pay roll of the Troops at West Poi[nt] for the last months, and an abstract of the subsist[ence] accounts of the Officers there. In reply to the last paragraph of your letter