[The first page is an archival placeholder card reading: "Illegible Text — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically."] The Secretary of War Accountants Office [undecipherable] October 15^th 1797 The law of Congress of the 5^th March 1797 [undecipherable] an inspector and authorizes the Brigadier to chose him from [undecipherable] in the line — And Major Cushing has [undecipherable] and claims the allowance stipulated — [undecipherable] and I have therefore to request you will [undecipherable] allowance or emoluments, he is to receive as inspector [undecipherable] that I may communicate the same to the paymaster General imm- ediately as his payments will be suspended untill he hears from me on the Subject. I am &c W. Simmons [Endorsement, largely undecipherable due to damage:] [undecipherable] above is a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] W. Simmons [undecipherable] 1797 [undecipherable]