Lieu^t David Hale Ellis's Island near N.Y. Accountants Office February 12^th 1798 Sir I this morning received your letter of the 1 Instant enclosing Muster & Pay rolls for January of yourself & [undecipherable] which must be suspended until Congress make the necessary appropriations for the year 1798. So soon as that is done no time shall be lost on my part in having the amount found due on the latter remitted to you thro' the usual channel — With respect to the back pay claimed by Serge^t M^cIntire there have been no documents transmitted to this Office since I wrote you last on that subject can enable me to ascertain the amount due him I am &^c W Simmons Joshua Wentworth Esq^r Supervisor Portsmouth Accountants Office February 13^th 1798 Sir I this day received your letter of the [undecipherable]^th Ultimo enclosing Edmund H. Quincy's receipt for one hundred six Dollars & twenty one cents; being for his compensation as superintendant of the navy yard at Portsmouth from 1^st October to 31 December 1797, (including Stationary) which sum will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office — I am &^c W Simmons Acct. Captⁿ Fred^k Frye Governors Island Accountants Office February 5^th 1798 Sir I received your letter of the 1^st Inst. enclosing Receipt roll for December and Muster & Pay Rolls for January 98 of the Detachment under your command, the amount receipted on the former will be entered to your credit on the books being five hundred seventy five Dollars & twenty one cents (including the payment made by you to Henry [undecipherable]) the want of appropriations for the year 1798 on the part of Congress prevents