John S Dexter Esq^r Supervisor Providence Sir Accountants Office December 7 1797 The Treasurer of the United States remit you seven hundred and eight dollars and thirty four Cents, which Sum you will be pleased to pay to Captain Joseph Elliott commanding at Fort Wolcott, takeing his duplicate receipts, holding him accountable for the due application of the same, being for pay of himself and detach for July August & September 1797 including Subsistence for Suclim Landais for July I am &c Will^m Simmons Acct^t The Auditor of the Treasury Sir Accountants Of[fice] December 7 [1797] Before I can ascertain the [sta]te of M^r Brewers accounts it will be necessary to know what rank he [held] and the regiment to which he belonged — On examining the books of the late Pay Office find a Samuel Brewer, Brigade Major charged with considerable [sum] of money in Old Emissions, a large balance of which does not appear to [have] been accounted for — I am &c W Simmons Act^t