[293] Ensign Will^m Boots New Brunswick, N^J Accountants Office April 27^th 1795 Sir The Muster & Pay rolls for March contained in your letter of the 7 Inst^s have undergone examination and the result is as follows viz^t Amount as stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D^s 6^cts 146.75 From which deduct extra pay made up for John M^cClary alias Sadells Douglas as Fifer, the same being inadmissable, the law allowing but 2 Musicians to a Comp^y .57 Over calculated on pay of Elias Pierce 13, Henry Lee 7, John Peters 6, & Andrew Greyson 7 Cents . . . . . . . . .33 ——. 90 D^s 145. 85 Leaving an amount of One hundred & forty five Dollars & eighty five Cents which you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor New York on your giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable — Sam^l 8^c W^t Simmons Acc^tt P.S. In reference to Capt. Muffs muster rolls for accountable turnback John McClary alias Sadells Douglas is not to be found on any of them. I therefore request you will be pleased to send me the most minute information respecting his enlistment directions & Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor N^J Accountants Office April 27^th 1795 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & forty five Dollars & eighty five Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Ensign W^m K Boots at New Brunswick taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for pay of himself and the detachment under his command for March 1795 — Sam^l 8^c W^t Simmons