Capt Philip Church C A Decamp A^d mayor Gen^l Hamilton New York [Accountants Office May 25 1799] Sir I have received your letter appearing endorsing by order of Major Gen^l Hamilton the muster Rolls of the troops at Fort Niagara for the month of March 1799. Sam G^t W Simmons Acct D^t M^r Privet & Sprigg Brev Privet [Mar 16 1799] Sir I have received your letter dated 1^st Inst enclosing your account for pay for the months of march & April 1797 the amount though being thirty dollars has been paid agreeably to your order former Feltham previously — Sam G^t W Simmons Chief D^t The Sec of War Sir [May 27 1799] The Commanding Officers at Ellisford Stones Salance on the Harbor of Prattsville in the years 1797 1799 have drawn double salaries under the 4^th Section of the Act, against the 3^d March 1797 entitled an Act to amend & repeal, in part the Act entitled "an Act to continue & fix the military Establishment of the United States" which says and for each officer who commanding a seperate post there shall be allowed twice the number of Salones to which they would otherwise be entitled" I request to be informed whether the abovemented Salanes for the years aforesaid were considered as seperate posts & the commanding Officers thereby entitled to receive double Salons — Youn M S