W. D. Accountants Office June 24^th 1794 S^ir The Secretary of War has directed the Treasurer to remit to you to be transmitted to Lieut John Parker Hale of the Corps of Artillarists and Engineers at Portsmouth the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars being for the use of the recruiting service and for which he is to sign duplicate receipts to be accountable to the Accountant of the War Department for the time being — I am S^ir &^c Joshua Wentworth Esq^r Joseph Howell Supervisor New Hampshire — W. D. Accountants Office June 24^th 1794 S^ir The Secretary of War has directed the Treasurer to remit to Joshua Wentworth Esq^r supervisor of the revenue at Portsmouth to be advanced you the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars being for the use of the recruiting service fo