them in order to enable you to make the necessary dedu[ctions] from their Pay. Sam &c. W. Simm[undecipherable] [undecipherable] George I. Fleming Esq^r Accountants Off[ice] West Point January 15 Sir Agreeably to my letter No. [undecipherable] of the 12^th Inst. your accounts have been Examined & the N[undecipherable] has been as follows $162.50 has been remitted to Nicholas Fish Esquire at New York for your compensation for the last [undecipherable] in the year 1797 38.15 has also been remitted for the Pay of the [undecipherable] under your direction for December 1797 68.— has been entered to your Credit for a Bounty [undecipherable] which all agree with your Statements The necessary receipts will be re[undecipherable] by M^r Fish on paying the two first sums amounting [undecipherable] Sam &c. W[undecipherable] Nich^s Fish Esq^r Accountants O[ffice] Superv^r New York January 15 Sir The Treasurer of the U[nited] States will remit you the sum of $200.65 D^s being for the following purposes, to be paid to George Fleming [undecipherable] Keeper [undecipherable] West Point 162.50 for his salary for the last quarter in the year [undecipherable] 38.15 for the pay due the detachment under his direction [undecipherable] at West Point for December 1797 $200.65