John S. Dexter Esq^r. Accountants Office Supervisor Providence R.I. 1798. Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & thirty, two Dollars & sixteen Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Cap^tr Joseph Elliott, commanding at Fort Wolcott, taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for pay of himself and Detachment for January 98 — I am &c W Simmons Acct^t Capt^r Joseph Elliott, Accountants Office Fort Wolcott near New Port R.I. 1798 Sir You will receive from John S. Dexter Esq. Supervisor at Providence the sum of two hundred thirty two Dollars & sixteen cents for which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable being for pay of yourself and Detachment for January 98 I am &c W^m Simmons Acct [undecipherable] W. Dayton Accountants Office Elizabethtown N.J. [undecipherable] 1798 Sir I have received your letter of the 20 [Inst?] enclosing an account of sundry Stations said to be due to [undecipherable] the Corps of [undecipherable] & Engineers. The amount [undecipherable] where [undecipherable] no law [undecipherable] will authorize the payment of money in the [undecipherable] by any [undecipherable] Accountants Office on [undecipherable] has pay until [undecipherable] until [undecipherable] any appropriations are made by Congress for the [undecipherable] I refer [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] and this [undecipherable] that you [undecipherable] letting [undecipherable] the pay due & him I am &c W Simmons