pay must therefore be ascertained by documents from him— Tho^se which have met with an examination here, are marked in peⁿ— and may be paid accordingly— M^r Hills forwarded a deposition of George Oliver relative to arrearages of pay due him— This I am also at a loss to check, evidence of his inlistment or pay due him being in this Office— If his oath is corroborated by attendant circumstances so as to induce you to act on it— I see no reason why this soldier should not receive his pay— at any rate he may receive it from the day he joined his present Company and the back pay may be deferrd until further information can be obtained— I am aware of the pressure of Public business that must of necessity devolve on you— but from the deranged state of accounts in your quarter I am led to be the more anxious to have them arranged— and I trust you will lose no time in accomplishing this desirable object— I am &^c W^m Simmons Act^g Samuel Meredith Es^q— Treasurer of the U.S. Sir Accountants Office June 30^th 1798. Enclosed is a warrant drawn on John Bucha— for sixty three dollars & seventy two cents; accompanied with the sum of sixty four dollars, in Maryland notes transmitted by him to this Office for the purpose of closing his account on the Books thereby, which I have to— that you will be pleased to receive— I am &^c W^m Simmo^ns