[Page 45] have made sofar as verses the allowance granted by the Sec^y of War, that it must be submitted to him previous to allowance. from y^r W^m Simmons Chief John Woodward En^r Accountants Office A.W.D. New London June 7. 1799 Sir The Secretary of War has this moment in favor Samuel Lewis Clark in the War Office for three thousand Dollars which he is directed to Transmit to you on account of the Fortifications existing at New London Claim for which you are Charge Also accountable on the Books of this Office. On receipt thereof you will please to forward to him the necessary receipts — Sam^l W^m Simmons Chief John Belly Esq^r June 8. 1799 Sup^t Baltimore Sir I received your letter dated the 6^th Inst containing the receipt of M^r Roman for Sixty four Dollars & 56 from which the nessary entries will be made on the Books of this Office — Sam^l y W^m Simmons Chief Nicholas Fish Esq^r June 7. 1799 New York Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of eight hundred Seventy four Dollars & 37½ which you will please to pay to George Stoner Esq^r Agent for the War Department at New York, taking the necessary receipts for the same being to reimburst him for [undecipherable] sums advanced for pay & forage of a Detachment May^d of the [undecipherable] at West Say under the command