[472] of more than one of those appointments. — You will in consequence of [undecipherable] after the 20 Inst.^t [undecipherable] the State as the aforesaid decision of the Secretary of War receive the pay & emoluments to only one of the Staff appointments you now hold to wit: The pay & forage as a Paymaster — I am Y^r W. Simmons Clk^t Lieut. Robt. Truman Accountants Office Temp. Paymaster West Point July 28. 1798. Sir Your account current with the vouchers therein referred received for your letter of the 7 Inst.^t have undergone the necessary examination & found to differ from your statement in a sum of Ten Dollars, arising from a like sum short added on pay & rec Rolls of Cap^t M^cKies' company for April 1798. making the total [undecipherable] paid to the Garrison at West Point from 1 January to 30^th April 1798 as per receipts amounting to three thousand one hundred forty three Dollars & [undecipherable], which sum will be passed to the Credit of your account on the Books of this Office, leaving for your debit this sum of One hundred & forty Dollars & sixteen Cents — I am Y^r W. Simmons Acct^t Lieut. James Sterrett Accountants Office Pay Master 1^st Battalion A.C. July 28^th 1798. Sir It having been decided by the Secretary of [undecipherable] that the Act of Congress of the 30 may 1796 to ascertain & fix the milita[ry]