Pittsburg 19^th October 1798 Sir I have received your letter of the 9^th Instant, accompanied by a Statement of my Account in your Office; and which although I have not had time to compare with mine, I presume is accurate. Captains Turner and Lyman — together with Doctors Carmichael & Wallace [strikethrough: ——] being very importunate for money for themselves and Companies, I have anticipated an expected Remittance, by already making Payments, and which I presume you have seen by the several Vouchers transmitted to your Office by last Post— An Estimate of Pay, Subsistence and Forage of the Troops of the upper Posts, up to the last of September '98 is enclosed herewith. The Amount 2863 Dollars & 63 Cents from which deduct 356,,69 Cents, the Balance by your Statement against me; leaves the sum of 2506 Dollars and 96 Cents, which I have to request you to remit in as small notes as possible.— I am^t Sir, your obed^t Serv.^t Isaac Craig William Simmons Esq^r Acc^t War Depart^t [Endorsed: Pittsburg 19^th Octo 1798 / Isaac Craig / See Craig / as [undecipherable] the / City the Accountant / & the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] it] Estimate of Pay, Subsistence and Forage of the Troops at the upper Posts of the Ohio up to the 30^th of September 1798 inclusive — Pay of Cap^t Edw D Turner's Comperry for June July Aug^t Sep 98 667,,7 Pay of Cap^t Cornelius Lyman's d^o for " d^o " .... 856,,13 Cap^t E D Turner for Subsistence to 30^th September " 94,,40 Cap^t Cornelius Lyman d^o d^o .... 216,,64 For recruiting Service . . . 400,— Pay of sundry discharged Soldiers to the period of their respective discharges 70,,61 John F Carmichael's Pay Forage & Sub as Surg 4 US Reg^t for } 106,,56 the months of July August & Sep^t 1798. } John C Wallace, Pay, for & Sub as Surg Mate, 6 Months to 30 Sep^t 98 278,— Doc^t Wilkinson's d^o d^o " d^o Say for 3 Mo^s d^o 173,,64 2863,,63 Deduct the Bal^ce due on the Accountant's } Statement transmitted the 9^th October 1798 } 356,,69 Doll^rs 2506,,96