[undecipherable: document severely damaged, text illegible] Niagara Feb.^y 10^th 1798 Sir I Take the liberty of inclosing my account Current with the United States together with a Separate Account of Subsistance & extra expences. The latter I hope you will have the goodness to pay to M^r. M^cFallen as it was [undecipherable] not an officer [undecipherable] money is stopped Towards ballancing a public account — if you have had the kindness of honouring any drafts in favor of B. Brown & of M^r. Harrison — Lieut. M^cFallan will take them in part payment of the $[undecipherable] & receipt for the whole Amount — I beg to apologise for the trouble I have repeatedly given you with my accounts, especially at a time when public business & domestic misfortunes must have wholly engaged your thoughts — accept the assurance of the part I take in your loss — I have the honor to be respectfully Sir William Simmons Esq^r Your obedient & Humble Serv^t Assistant of the War department J. F. Ulrich Rivard Major R.L. Com^d. at Niagara