Lieut^t Nehemiah Freeman Temporary Pay Master West Point Accountants Office December 26, 1797 Sir I have received your letter of the 18 & 20 Inst.^t in reply to the former I enclose you an extract taken from the instructions from the Comptroller to the Pay Master General, by which I am governed in the settlement of accounts of the nature therein described until those instructions are complied with, the [tro- at West Point will remain unpaid and the responsibility thereof falls on those who oppose the rules therein set forth— as to the observations of Commandant I have to observe that nothing of the kind was ever made of by other Officers equal & Superior in rank to himself who were due to comply with those instructions— Your Account Current & Vouchers will be placed under examination, and the result will be communicated to you, you will communicate the contents of this letter to the Commandant— Sam. &c W Simmons Acct. Extract taken from the instructions of the Comptroller of the Treasury to Pay Master General dated 26 July 1792. For this purpose you will cause the Pay Master of the different Regiments and Corps, and the commanding Officers of detached Garrisons and Posts notified, that duplicate Muster rolls will be expected of the [undecipherable] a Company or independent Corps of the [undecipherable] last day of August ensuing to be made out according to the form herewith transmitted marked [undecipherable]. In case an inspector shall be present, the Muster rolls are to be certified by him according to the form prescribed; but in case no inspector shall be present the Muster rolls are to be certified by the two Senior Officers of this Company or Corps in case so many shall be present. I Certify that the above is a true Extract taken from the instructions of the Comptroller of the Treasury to the Pay Master General Accountants Office Peter [undecipherable] December 26^th 1797— Prin. Cl^k