Establishment of the United States places the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, upon the military Establishment and in its provisions makes no distinction, as its paymasters, & adjutants; That the Officer doing duty as such to Battalions of Artillery cannot be distinguished from? but must be considered entitled to the same Pay & forage as adjutants & paymasters to a Reg^t., and that Law having been construed that no Officer can receive the emoluments of more that one of those appointments: You will in consequence only receive the pay & emoluments attached by law to one of the staff appointments which you now hold, notwithstanding you were settled with to the contrary at this Office. Sam^l H^s W. Simmons Acct^t D^s Caleb Swan Esq^r P.M.G. Cincinnati NW^t Ter [Accountants' Office] July 29. 1798. Sir, I inclose you for your government a copy of my letter to Lieut^t James Sterrett on the subject of the pay & emoluments to be allowed him as Paymaster & adjutant to the 1 Battalion of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers which will govern you in your settlements with that Officer — Sam^l H^s W. Simmons Acct^t D^s