have. been duly enlisted & mustered — When you receive accounts & transmit them to this Office, and on examination here, any of the charges are disallowed, it creates discontent & disappointment in the Officers — whereas this would be prevented, and save me much trouble if you gave the accounts a proper examination when they are pres— to you — I therefore request that in future when accounts are rendered to you to be transmitted by you to this Office, that you will give them every examination, and make such remarks as the Docum— in your posession & your knowledge of facts may enable you to do — This done the accounts will be receipted for by you; and forwarded as usual to this Office — Sam^l W^m Simmons, Acct. Col^o John ^I Hamtrameck of the 1 U.S. Reg^t. Fort Wayne — Accountants Office July 15^th 1798 Sir, The enclosed letter I received under cover from M^r C. Sands of New York with a request that I would forward it to you — Sam^l W Simmons Acct. Cap^t Alex Gibson Stauntons Reg^t Accountants Office July 13^th 1798. Sir, I have rec^d your letter dated 6 Inst— Inclosing the receipts for Bounty paid which will be filed here subject to an examination when the Inlistments arrive — On looking over the receipts I find a num—