Lieu^t David Hale Accountants Office New York November 21^st 1797 I duly received your letters of the 10^th & 11^th Instant, the former enclosing Receipt Rolls for pay of yourself and Recruits for October 1797 amounting to forty eight Dollars eighty seven Cents, which Sum will be passed to your Credit on the books of this Office. The two letters above mentioned contained Sundry receipts paid by you for Bounty amounting to Seventy four Dollars and thirty Cents, which will be kept on file until a Settlement of your Account takes place. The most ready way in my Opinion of Settling your Old account will be to Credit the United States for the balance in the next Statement that you may have Occasion to render. I am &c W Simmons Act^t Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Of[fice] New York November 21^st [1797] Sir The Treasurer of the United States will pay you Thirty Dollars and fourteen Cents which Sum you will be pleased to pay to George Fleming, Military Storekeeper at West Point, taking duplicate receipts, holding him accountable for the due application of the same, being for pay for October 1797 of the detachment &c at West Point for the Service of the Ordnance department — I am &c W Simmons Act^t