Knoxville, November 22^nd 1797. Sir. Inclosed you will receive the Musters of the 4^th regiment & to the 31^st July last; likewise those of the Artillery & Cavalry; The payment to those corps have been Completed agreeably to your orders to include the 31^st of March last; I will as soon as possible forward yours pay and receipts 18[undecipherable] of the Same. It is not of my power to forward any despatches to the Pay Master General. [Ewan?], as there is no communicati[on] between the place & Detroit, or even N.W. of this. In consequence of which I have thought proper to [retain?] two Sets of Muster. Pay & receipt rolls and wait your further orders. The balance of money that remained in my [hands?] I have [expended?] for the pay of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] A Statement of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] very shortly. I have been obliged in some Instances to make Advances to officers. Captain Brock writes me he is about resigning, and wishes me to inform you to what period he has received pay — As a Captain he has drawn the Same, from me to Include the last day of February 1797. and Subsistence, to Includes the 13^th November 1796 — I am with much respect, Your Mo. Obd Serv^t Rich^d Chandler [undecipherable] [undecipherable] William Simmons esq^r. Philadelphia [Address leaf: "Williams" / [undecipherable: Simmons?]] [Docket notation, rotated: [oval mark] Knoxville [undecipherable] Chandler / Commanding [undecipherable] / Nov. d 22 1797]