Steele notified he will receive receipt roll for the pay of troops under his command. Sum will be remit to Steele by Samuel Lewis. Amount rendered to Steele by Lewis did not include the pay of Robert Young and John Smith. Simmons advised Steele that all future recruits must be made known to the Office through a muster roll before they are paid. Simmons noted that Steele received double rations for July, an entitlement no longer justified as stated by Congress. Simmons demanded Steele settle the account for rations with the contractors and forward a certificate of the transaction the exonerate Steele from the charges.