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as per endorsed Return--by order of Saml. Hedgdon Esqr Intendant of Story--I wish this may git safe to hand your duplicate Receipts for the same forwarded per Post, will be agreeable.

I am sir Most respectfully Your Obt Servant Joseph Williams

To I expect you will discharge the freight from Hartford to N. York--

Coll. Ebenezer Steriens. A. L. M. G. New York

Springfield Novr. 6 1800

Sir

Endorsed are my accounts of Expenditures for and on account of the Armory at Springfield Massachtes. forth quarter ending Sepr 3d ulto. I hope they will get safe to hand & found right--Any Errors in the form of abstracting the accounts, you will be candid enough to point out.

The troubles off this Part must be my apology for this delay-which I beg you to accept--

I am sir Most respectfully yr Obt Sert. Copy Joseph Williams

William Simmons Esqr ans. War Dept--