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Accountant's Office Dec. 19 .th 1796

I certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point the sum of Nine hundred & forty four Dollars and 50/100. being for their Pay and Forage for the month of November 1796: which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish, Esq. Sup .t New York to be by him paid to Lieut. Nehemiah Freeman, Company Pay Master, who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.

D .rs 944.50/100 The Sec .y of War W .m Simmons Acc .t