circumstances — when he has made payments of this nature they have been suspended by me, not being contemplated in his instructions, which I have deemed my guide in the examination of his accounts — Sam ^l W Simmons a Acct^t Rich^d Harrison Esq^r Auditor of the Treasury Accountants Office February 25^th 1795 Sir Col^o Lane of Virginia having transmitted his account to this Office for rations due him while employed against the Insurgents of Pennsylvania in the year 1794, the items of which are as follows — D^r The United States in a/c with Joseph Lane Col of Inf^y & m^r C^r [table] To rations & Subsist^ce from 24^th Aug^t to 24^th Dec^r 1794 ending 122 Days @ 6/per day | ration | D^s | C^ts | | By Cash Received of Major Genl Lee at Bentley's Farm 9^th Sub^ce 12 — | | By order at different times on Birm commissions for whiskey 1 say four gallons | | By rations drawn at sundry times | | say 10 | 732 | | | | | | | | | | [end table] I have to request that you will be pleased to inform me whether Col^o Lane is charged in the contractors or agents accounts for supplying the Virginia militia during the expedition, more than the above facts exhibit — Sam ^l W Simmons Acct^t Ensⁿ t^o Hugh McCall Fort Wilkinson Georgia Accountants Office February 25^th 1798 Sir I have just time to acknowledge the receipt of your letters dated the 29^th December & 1 January & duplicate of yours dated the 25^th December 1797, with their several enclosures all of which will in due time meet their proper attention — The amount of the Estimates which you have forwarded, (a duplicate of which I have received from M^r Habersham,) is forwa