Nick^s Fish Esq^r Accountants O Super^t N. J. March 2 Sir The Treasurer of the United States remit you the sum of Seven Hundred twenty five Dollars and Cents; which you will be pleased to pay, to Lieut^d Nehemiah & temporary Pay Master at West Point and take his duplicate receipts, him accountable for the due application of the same, it being for of the commissioned Officers, the pay of the non commissioned O Privates of the corps of art^y & Eng^rs at West Point for February 17 Sam^l M^c W [Cancelled] M^r James Stephenson Accountants O Mill Creek, Berkley C^o V^a March Sir I received your letter of ult, declaring that you had appropriated the whole of the monies you the pay of the General Staff under General Morgan, and the Sta Darkes Brigade — It will be essentially requisite, in order to ascertain amount of your payments, that you transmit the Original R Office; when an examination will take place and you in form result. Sam^l M^c W --- Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountant O Sup^r Richmond &^c Marc Sir I duly received your letter of enclosing the receipt of Lieut^d Ferdinand Claiborne for I Dollars on account of the recruiting service, which sum will to your Credit on the Books of this Office. Sam^l M^c