War Department Accountants Office Feby 23^d 1798 S^r I have rec^d a letter from Doc^d Hutchin in which he informs me that he has Settled his Accounts with M^rs Brills to the 1 Aug: last I received a Balance of forty Seven dollars, but there should be any mistake in this business I have enclosed you a Copy of his Account as Settled by me in October last the balance of which has been paid to the Doc^d Stearns I have wrote to the Doc^d is [undecipherable] to pay [strikethrough: making for the] arrears to his [undecipherable] [undecipherable: and] to have him [undecipherable] it him to you The Doc^d has earnestly requested me to [strikethrough: acter] all his pay & [undecipherable] as it becomes due to pay the Same to his Attorney here but as you have given your [undecipherable] of your [undecipherable] [undecipherable: I] [undecipherable] I recommend to [undecipherable] before I have [undecipherable] — There is a woman [strikethrough: with] with you — There is a Woman [undecipherable] with you — There is a Woman by the name of Cole who has heard that her husband a William Cole of the Artillery was Killed on the [undecipherable] of