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Caleb Swan Esq^r Paymaster gen^l

Department of [undecipherable] Accountants Office May 21^st-1796-

Sir

Lieu^t Blue of the Cavalry sometime [undecipherable] presented an account for settlement for his pay as lieu^t [undecipherable] and quarter master and for his forage - the pay was rejected on[undecipherable] the old established [undecipherable] of not allowing [undecipherable] [undecipherable] capacitiy and a question arrose whether he was [undecipherable] to forage in any but that of a lieut as the act [undecipherable] [undecipherable] "when forage shall not be [undecipherable] by the public" I contened that forage was - furnished [undecipherable] by the public as a lieut andconsequently [undecipherable] was not entitled to any further allowance the [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] to the attorney [undecipherable] who has [undecipherable] against the claim so you will observe by the enclosed copy of his decision I sand you this for your government in future on this [undecipherable]-

The attorney [undecipherable] is of the opinion that every forage in kind, or money is [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable] by the public they officer though doing the duty of [undecipherable]appointments in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] forage but in one.

I am etc. William Simmons

Department of War Accountants Office May 2517996-