[268] Lieu^t Philip Sandais                          Accountants Off^e Fort Whetstone Point, near Baltimore                    April 6^th Sir I received your letter of the 1 Ins^t enclosing Muster & Pay Rolls for March of Cap^t Morris's Com^py which will be placed under examination and the amount found thereon will be remitted so soon as Congress will have the nec^y appropriations for the present Year — Sam^l S^d                          W Simmon                                                                            Acct Lieu^t David Hale                                     Accountants Office Ellis's Island, near N. Y.                             Ap^t 4^th                                                                                    May 22^d Sir              The Muster & Pay Rolls for th^e 98 contained in your letter of the 1 Ult^o have been examined & [undecipherable] Dollars have been deducted from the latter being for pay of Smith reported absent without leave, this deduction leaves an amount hundreds & thirty eight Dollars and three Cents, which sum you receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r supervisor at New York for you him the nec^y pay, receipts holding yourself accountable for the Sam^l S^d                          W Sim                                                                              S^t Cap^t Rich^d S Blackburn                          Accountants Off Fort Norfolk — Sir              The Muster & Pay Rolls for th^e contained in Lieu^t Saunders's letter of the 2^d Ult^o have und^er examination and are found free of Error, you will accordingly the amount being three hundred & six Dollars from Edward [undecipherable] Esq^r supervisor Richmond on your giving him the nec^y pay, holding yourself accountable for the same — Sam^l S^t W[undecipherable] [Page 268 YPU01]