Nicholas Fish Esq^r Joseph, New York &c War Department Accountants Office May 24, 1799 The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of Four hundred, thirty one Dollars, which you will be pleased to pay to Stringer Simons agent for the War Department at New York, taking his duplicate receipt, holding him accountable for the due application thereof, being for pay of Capt. Frederick Frye, Lieut. Hunter & Dayton, Surgeons Mate Samuel Osborne, including forage, also pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of his Company for the month of March 1799 — Sam^l y^e W. Simmons Acct^t Edward Carrington Esq^r & Capt. Blackburn Pay^r May 23^d 1799 &c I have received your letter dated the 17 Instant enclosing the receipts of Lieut. Portsmouth & Blackmore for four hundred forty three Dollars & 96 which sum will be credited to your credit on the Books of this Office — Sam^l y^e W. Simmons Acct^t Daniel Stevens Esq^r Charlestown &c May 24, 1799 &c I received your letter dated the 5^th Instant enclosing your account of remittances for money's paying money from the Treasurer's office in the course making the 31 March last, amounting to six Dollars & sixty four cts — which sums you will please to acknowledge to the Treasurer of the United States — Sam^l y^e W. Simmons Acct^t