[Governor's Island, May 9, 1798] [William Simmons Esquire] [Accountant War Department] [from Cap^t F. Frye] [Dated 11 May] [No 2] [Ans^d — 15 —] [Philadelphia] Governor's Island May 9^th 1798 Sir I received your letter of the 4^th acknowledging the receipt of Muster and Pay Rolls in which you say, " the Pay Roll of your own Company was overvalued four Dollars, which are deducted as well as the four dollars claimed by M^r Hall for arrear of Bounty." I have several times examined the duplicate Pay Roll, I can not discover the error of four Dollars, the amount appears to be Three hundred Seventeen Dollars and fifty two Cents.— In respect the M^r Halls claim, I beg leave to transcribe a paragraph of your letter to me dated April 4^th 1797. — " It has been ascertained that the claim of M^r Hall for four Dollars for Balance of Bounty is a just one, you will be pleased accordingly to make him up for that Sum on your next Pay Roll and the same will be deducted." Agreeably I made up M^r Hall for the above amount in my last Pay Roll, and you informed me you have deducted the Sum from the amount without assigning a cause for the deviation from your former direction.— Lieut^t Halls detachment of Recruits are now incorporated with my Company, by order of the Secretary of War, I should think they ought to receive their March Pay, with that for April thro' my hands, as it is quite uncertain, when M^r Hall will be present to pay them.— I hope the appropriation law will soon enable you to forward us some Money, as we are all (both Officers and Soldiers) very destitute. I am Sir respectfully your humble Servant. Fred^k Frye Captain Commanding Will^m Simmons Esq^r