[231] Accountant's Office September 8^th, 1798. I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the 1^st Regiment of A't & E stationed at West Point the sum of [underline: Seven hundred fifty Six dollars & 99/100] being for Pay and forage of the Commissioned Officers, and the pay of the non Commissioned officers & privates for the month of August 1798, and for retained bounty due five recruits: which Sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to Nehemiah Freeman Temp'y Pay Master at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application of the Same. Pay of the Army 1798 — 698.99. Forage of Officers . . . 18 — Bounties to Soldiers . . . 40 — 756: 99. The Secy of War Wm Simmons Acct D W [W^t 3206.]