Cap^t Michael Nettleson Accountant's Office Fort Johnston, near July, 26^th 1798 Charleston S.C^o Sir I have received your letter dated 1 Inst. with Pay & muster Rolls of the Troops under your command for may [undecipherable] and an account current with sundry vouchers, all of which sha[undecipherable] be examined and you will be informed of the result; The money for the pay of the Troops will be forwarded by the neat Post — Sam^d W. Simms Acct[.] Isaac Craig Esq^r Accountant's Office Pittsburg July 27^th 1798 Sir The account & vouchers contained in your letter of the 13 Inst[.] are suspended until a Decision can be obtained f[undecipherable] the Secretary of War respecting the appointment of Hugh Scott as [undecipherable] mate by the commander in chief of which you will be duly informed You will now receive from Samuel Lewis Sent[.], Clerk in the War Office the sum of one Thousand Dollars for the following pu[undecipherable] 300 Dollars for the Recruiting service, & seven hundred on account of [undecipherable] pay of the Army for which you will be pleased to transmit the necessary Sam^d W. Simms Chee[undecipherable]