mentioned to you that I had submitted to the Secretary of [War] for decision your question relative to the pay and emoluments th[at] were to be allowed to a Major for doing the duty of Inspector, an[d] that he would refer it to the Attorney General for his opinion. This opinion has been obtained and I now enclose it to you for y[our] government, you will observe that it disallows to a major the emolu[m]ents that a Captain or Subaltern would be entitled to by law for [doing] the duty. I enclose you Copy of my last letter to you dated 10^th Instant, and remain Sir &^c W^m Simmons Acct Capt. Russell Bissell Presqu Isle Care of Isaac Craig Esq^r Pittsburg Accountants Office November 2[2]^d 179[9] Sir I received your letter of the [— ] Instant enclosing the Receipt Roll for pay of yourself and co[mpan]y for April 1797 amounting to two Hundred Seventy seven [dollars] (the amount receipted) will be passed to your credit on the Books of the[—] haveing been credited for the difference 2⁹⁰/100 dollars in a previous[—] being for pay of Lockey J Reardon. On examination of the R[eceipt] Roll above mentioned, it appears that Joseph Hawkins's signa[ture] is opposed to the name of James Dougherty for the latters p[ay] without any evidence of the former's being empowered to receiv[e it.] I have to request your attention in forwarding a proper Vouch[er] for the amount being four Dollars Sam &^c H. Simm[ons] Act[t]