and take the necessary receipts therefor. I am &^c W^m Simmons Acct^t Lieut^t James Rand                    Accountants Office      New York                             November 2^d 1797          Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to advance you the sum of Ninety dollars on account of your pay, which you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor New York on your giving him the necessary receipts — I am &^c W^m Simmons Acct^t Capt^t Staats Morris                    Accountants Office      Baltimore                              November 4^th 1797          Sir I received your letter of the 1^st Inst. with the vouchers &c accompanying the same, which will be placed under examination and the result communicated to you. — I am &^c W^m Simmons Acct^t Daniel Stevens Esq^r                    Accountants Office      Sup^r S. Carolina                      November 11^th 1797          Sir I received your letter of the 18^th ultimo enclosing the receipt of Augustus deGrasse for Two hundred and thirty dollars, for his pay as Temporary Engineer from 1^st July to the 30^th September 1797. which