any subsequent settlement which may take place after the receipt of this letter and forward a certificate from him certifying that it has been done to exonerate you from the charge at this Office. Sam &c W. Simmons Acct^t Isaac Craig Pittsburg. Accountants Office December 15 1797 Sir I have to request that you will be pleased to pay to Lieut^t John Steele out of the unappropriated monies in your hands the sum of seventy two Dollars and fifty Cents, taking his duplicate receipt for the same being in full for balance of his recruiting and Contingent Accounts, and so soon as his receipt arrives at this Office your account will receive a credit for the amount accordingly. Sam &c W. Simmons Acct^t Lieut^t John Steele Pittsburg. Accountants Office December 15 1797 Sir Your Vouchers from the War Office were only handed to me yesterday at Noon, and your letters of the 7^th & 8^th Instant came to hand this morning, an examination of your Vouchers has taken place and the following has been the result. The amount paid by you to Andrew McCaffie cannot be passed to your credit as the law makes no provision for temporary Musicians or instructors of Music. The bounty paid by you