Peter Anspach Esq^r Head Quarters of the Army Department of War Accountants Office April 9. 1798 Sir I received your Letter of the 3^d ult^o and the duplicate Statement to general Wilkinson exhibiting the deficiency in the estimate of the Army pay for 1798 which I laid before the Secretary of War, who will take the necessary steps to the Money forwarded as soon as possible. The Account and Vouchers of Capt Blackburn as well as your receipt to Charles Hyde for pay also came to hand. I have again to request that you will transmit a statement of your account and the vouchers accompanying the same agreeably to the Instructions of the Comptroller once in each Quarter! as I experience difficulty from the want of them. If you forwards your accounts Quarterly they might be sent to Rest, as they cannot not do so untill acts require, as forwarded for that purpose I am &c William Simmons Leonard Covington Esq^r Captⁿ of the lite Drag^s Patowmack River Maryland Department of War Accountants Office April 11. 1796 Sir I rec^d your Letter of the 21. ult^o and notice as you have the Captains receipts shewing of the Amount of two hundred Dollars from your Account of Pay for two Horses in your possession agreeably to the regulations of the Army I am &c William Simmons