Fort Mifflin May 8^th 1798 Sir I Have the honor of forwarding to you the Muster and Pay roll of the troops under my Command at this Garrison for the Months of March and April 1798 In the pay roll of April you will please to remark that I claim 11 days of pay for [underline: John Dureen] who gave himself up as a desertor, and no pay for Thomas Parker and Owen Aforch who were Sent on Confinement by the Secretary of war — they will be tried tomorrow or next day and what [strikethrough: their] sentence of the Court Martial will be, I will do myself the Honor of informing you of — Thomas Edwards Enlisted by Ensign Decote claims three Dollars and a half of his bounty, I request you will be pleased to allow it. With great respect I have the honor to be Sir your most obed and every William Simmons Es^qr &c Hble Servt [underline: Lewis Tousard] [Fort Mifflin from L. Tousard S. [undecipherable] Dated May 8 [undecipherable: 1798?] Rec^d May 10 [undecipherable: 1798?] and 2]