Master & Hospital Departments, of course should be exhibited at the Treasury for settlement. I have returned you the whole that you may be enabled to make the necessary division and to note in all cases where payments have been been made to persons performing extra service, or for the hire of Horses & teams belonging to the public, that I may be enabled to judge of the propriety of admitting the same. The sums paid by you to Caleb Herring & Thomas Hughes making together Ninety three [undecipherable] D^rs, will with the amt paid to the detachment under your command for the Ordnance department for July & August last be passed to the credit of your account. The detachments pay for September you may pay out of the money remaining in your hands and by transmitting the receipt roll therefor the same shall be passed to your credit. Your salary amounting to Three hundred twenty five dollars will be remitted to Nicholas Fisk, Esq. Supervisor at New York from whom you will receive the same on giving the necessary receipts. I am &c. Wm Simmons, Acct^t Daniel Bedinger Esq. Department of War Agent of Fortifications Accountants Office Norfolk October 13^th 1797 Sir Agreeably to the request contained in your letter of the 2^nd Instant I return you the accounts N.^o 2 & 5 of John Foster & William Vaughans as soon as they are satisfied & have rectified the mistakes therein pointed out, you will please return them, as your account cannot be entered on the Books of this Office without having Vouchers for all the charges. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct^t The Hon^ble Sec^y of War Accountants Office near Downingstown October 13^th 1797 Sir The Muster & PayRolls for Sept^r last of the Troops stationed at Fort Norfolk has been transmitted to this Office by Lieut^t John Saunders by which it appears that Captain Blackburn, was mustered absent at Dumfries — from the conversation I had with you some time since on the same subject. I was led to believe it was without your approbation. I therefore request you will be pleased to inform me if his pay and the pay of the detachment is to be sent to him as usual or what other course is to be pursued. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct^t Lieut^t John Saunders D.W. Accountants Office Fort Norfolk, near Norfolk Va. October 13^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 2^nd Instant covering Muster & Pay Rolls of the detachment at Fort Norfolk for Sept. 1797 in which Rolls I find you have made up the pay of Sergt Michael Shannon as artificer he having reinlisted as such, you will observe none are intitled to receive pay as artificers but such as are actual mechanicks and do duty as such, you will therefore transmit a certificate specifying th[undecipherable]