Ens Samuel Parmele Accountants Office [175] Middletown January 23^d 1798. Sir You will receive from John Chester Supervisor at Weathersfield, the sum of Fifty six Dollars & Ninety Cents, being the balance due the Recruits enlisted by you agreeably to your Recruiting account — for bounty. Enclose for your government in making the payments, a list of the names of the recruits with the sums due each — exclusive of the four Dollars which by law is directed to be withheld until they join their Regiment — when you have completed those payments please to forward the Receipts, and then a general settlement will take place, and your account balanced — Sam^e W Simmons Acct^t Daniel Stevens Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor Charleston January 25: 1798 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you, the sum of five hundred forty eight Dollars & Sixty Three cents which you will be pleased to pay to Captain Michael Kalteisen at Fort Johnston taking the necessary receipt, holding him accountable for the same being for pay of himself, Lieut^t Jonathan Hobson, Surgeon Mate Frederick Dalcho, (including Forage) and the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the Detachment under his command for November & December 1797 — Sam^e W Simmons Acct^t Cap^t Michael Kalteisen Accountants Office Fort Johnston near Charleston S.C. January 25: 1798 Sir I received your letter of the 11 Inst^t, enclosing the Receipt roll for September & October and the Muster & Pay Roll for November & December 1797 of the Detachment under your command; you will receive credit on the Books of this Office for the amount receipted on the former