You will receive from James Read Collector at Wilmington the Balance of pay due to Daniel Miller from 21^st September to 3^d November 97 agreeably to his discharge amounting to eight Dollars & twenty five cents for which a receipt of Miller is to be forwarded to this Office to exonerate you on the Books of this Office — Sam^l &c W. Simmons Acct. M^r Elias Langham Shipperstown Virg^a Accountants Office January 27 1798 Sir Your accounts have been examined, and a balance found due you, after deducting the 500 Dollars you credit as received for your bill in favor of W^m Davidson &c and which was not paid in this Office but presume M^r Hodgdon paid it, is sixteen hundred eighty eight Dollars & 100/— agreeably to the enclosed copy of an account Current stated in this Office— M^r Hodgdon has applied for this balance to oppose to monies you rec^d from him but suspended paying the amount until I hear from you on this subject— It would be more regular if you draw an order in favor of M^r Hodgdon— Sam^l &c W. Simmons Acct. Lieu^t. Nehemiah Freeman Temporary Pay Master West Point Accountants Office January 29^th 1798 Sir I rec^d your letter of the 16 Ins^t enclosing Muster & Pay Rolls for November & December of the Detachment at West Point also the Subsistence Accounts of the Officers of the said Detachment for October November & December 97, the former have undergone the necessary examination and the following is the Result Viz:— amount as Stated by you (including retained Bounties) - - - - 1535 - 79 Bro^t Forward - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 From which deduct Pay claimed by & made up for Geo Ernest from 1^st Novem^r 1796 to 31^st Oct^r 97 which is withheld until a detail of the circumstances of his joining at West Point is obtained & until he gives evidence of having served for that Period, as he is not mustered present on the Roll of the Reg^t that he alledges he served in, on the Contrary, he is noted to have deserted from him - 45- Pay of Geo. Walters for September — which was transmitted to Lieu^t. Marschalk (with whom he enlisted) who has not heitherto transmitted any document to shew that the same was not paid by him to Walters - 4- Premium paid to Geo. Brapbridge for apprehending Tom Davis to be deducted from his pay agreeably to the sentence of the Court Martial - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10- Overcalculated on his pay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .80 Balance of Bounty claimed by & made up for him and for which he has receipted to Cap^t Morris - - - - - 3.50 - 14. Pay of Felick Powers for Sept^r made up in the Roll and for which he has receipted to Cap^t Frye - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4- Balance of Bounty claimed by W^m Bates & for which he has receipted to Cap^t Edward Miller - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4- Balance of Bounty claimed by James Johnson to be withheld until Lieu^t. Rodrigues (who enlisted him) informs that the James is due him - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12- leaving due on the said Pay Rolls the amount of To which add amount of Subsistence Accounts of the Officers from 1^st October to 31^st December 1797 inclusive which are returned enclosed herewith to govern you in making the payments and to obtain the necessary receipts on them— making in all seventeen hundred & ninety four Dollars — which sum you will receive in the usual manner from Nicholas Fish Esq^r at New York on giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself accoun— Sam^l W. Simm[ons]