Ens.ⁿ Richard Chandler Paymaster 4^th Reg^t Knoxville, Accountants Office March 9^th 1798 Sir I have in the Absence of the Accountant to acknowledge the Receipt of your letter dated 14^th Ultimo I presume when you were informed that notice would be given you with whom to communicate in the Subject of your accounts. that no innovations on the old established forms were intended — but that Col Henley was in every instance to act the part of Caleb Swan P.M.G, to which effect he has the necessary instructions — the Muster Rolls will in the usual form be delivered to him and he will compare them with the pay abstracts, after which the proper amount will be placed in your hands, and you will continue your payments as usual. Your accounts will undergo the same examination with him as they did with M^r Swan, and he will receipt to you for them on Account, to be forwarded to this Office for final settlement. On the return of M^r Simmons you will again be written to on the subject. Blank muster, pay, & receipt Rolls will accompany this letter. I am Y^rs &^c Peter Hagner P^o A^ct Capt Russell Bissell Presqu' Isle Accountants Office March 8^th 1798 Sir In the Absence of M^r Simmons, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28 Ult^o with its enclosures, the receipt Roll & bon receipts will after a proper examination be entered to your credit of which you will be duly informed. The Letter for Lieu^t Daniel Bissell will be forwarded to him at West Point, where he has been ordered on duty. I am Y^rs Peter Hagner