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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 since presented an account for settlement for his pay as Lieu^t Adjutan and Quarter Master and for his forage - the pay was rejected on the old established rule of not allowing [undecipherable] different capacities and a Question arrose whether he was [undecipherable] to forage in any but that of a Lieut as the act [undecipherable] mentions "when forage shall not be furnished by the public" I contended that forage was - furnished him by the public as a Lieut andconsequently he was not entitled to any further allowance the [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] to the attorney gen^l who has decided 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 gen^l is of the opinion that whom ever forage in kind, or money is [undecipherable] has been furnished by the public the officer though doing the duty of different appointments is not entitled io forage but in one.

I am &c.
William Simmons

Nicholas Fish Esq^r
Supervisor
New York

Department of War
Accountants Office
May 25-1796-

Sir

The Treasury of the United States wil remit you - One hundred and seventy eight Dollars being for the pay of Lieu^t Horatio [undecipherable] Dayton and the men under his command at-- Governors Island [undecipherable] to the 30^th April 1796 inclusive which [undecipherable]