Edw^d Carrington Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor— V^a November 11^th 1797 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred five Dollars 8¹⁰⁰ which you will be pleased to pay to Ensign Henry Bowyer at Staunton taking his duplicate recei^pt for the same being for his pay & subsistence from the 1^st July to the 30^th September inclusive. I am &c. W^m Simmons A Ensign Henry Bowyer Accountants Office Staunton V^a November 11^th 17[97] Sir I received your letter of the 30^th September enclosing an account of your pay and Subsistenc^e from 1^st July to 30^th September 1797 inclusive amounti^ng to One hundred, five dollars 8¹⁰⁰ from which has been de-ducted three dollars overcharged in your pay, the pay of Ensigns being only 25 in lieu of 26 Dollars per M^o. this de-duction leaves an amount of One hundred, two dolla^rs which you will receive from Edward Carrington Su^pr Richmond on giving him your duplicate receipts for the same. I am &c: W^m Simmons Acct^s