Springfield Nov.r 29. 1799 --
Sir,
Your letter of the 21 st ins t I had its honour of receiving yesterday
and agreeable to your directions, I have enclosed duplicate receipts for [undecipherable]
= send six hundred Dollars on account of the Armory - I have taken the liberty
to trouble you with them - wishing you would be so obliging as to desire
the Treasurer that the money be forwarded in Post notes as US Bills from one
to five hundred Dollars - the difficulty and embarrassment of obtaining
hard money for Bills of large amount is my apology for troubling
you with this request which I hope you will have the good [undecipherable] to
accept. -- --
I am Sir
with the utmost respect
Your obedient servant
Joseph Williams [flourish]

William Simmons Esq.
Here follows a [undecipherable] of the receipts forwarded for the
money mentioned in the above letter -
Springfield Novr 29, 1799. received of Samuel Meridith Esquire
United States Treasurer nine thousand six hundred Dollars being the amount
of my Estimate of expenditures on account of the Armory for the months of Oct r
& Novr 1799 forward d to and approbated by the Secretary of War for which sum
I am accountable for the due application having syned two receipts of
this tenor and date -
signed
Note, the above letter & receipts were never sent ---
Joseph Williams
Paymaster & Public Store Keeper [flourish]
Springfield Nov 30.th 1799
Sir,
Your letter of the 20 th instant covering Post notes for the use of the
United States Armory - came to hand yesterday - enclosed are my duplicate receipts --
I am Sir
Most respectfully,
Your obedient Servant
Jos. Williams
Samuel Meredith Esq.
United States Treasurer