Accountants Office December 11^th 1797 I Certify that there is due to Lieut. [underline: David Hale] and the Recruits under his command at the Rendezvous at Ellis's Island the sum of One hundred & ten Dollars and seventy Seven Cents, being for his and their pay for November 1797 which Sum is to be transmitted to [underline: Nicholas Fish], Supervisor, New York D to be, by him paid to the said Lieutenant Hale who is to be held account- able for the due application of the same. —— W Simmons Actt [underline: Pay of the Army for 97. 110.77] The Secretary of War