your hands for the use of the recruiting service for which you will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof — Cap^t Abr^m Thompson I am Sir &c New York — Joseph Howell --- W. D. Accountants Office June 28^th 1794 Sir, The Treasurer will remit you two hundred and seventy four dollars and 16 Cents. being the balance due Lieu^t Daniel Bissell of his recruiting account and of his pay to 1^st June last. which be pleased to transmit him at Middletown requiring duplicate receipts for the same to be transmitted to me — John Chester Esq^r I am Sir &c Supervisor Wethersfield Joseph Howell Connecticut — --- W. D. Accountants Office June 28^th 1794 Sir Inclosed you have duplicate of your account current for recruiting and for your pay to the 1^st Inst. the balance of One hundred and twenty four dollars and 16 Cts. the Treasurer has remitted to John Chester Esq^r Supervisor for which you will sign duplicate receipts — I am not authorized to allow your charge for barrack hire, it has not been granted to any officer to my knowledge; the Contractor was directed to furnish barracks for your recruits. the Secretary of War does not contemplate any other provision and it does not appear that any such expence has been incurred — I am Sir &c Lieu^t Daniel Bissell Joseph Howell Middletown Connecticut --- W. D. Accountants Office June 28^th 1794 Sir Inclosed you will receive my circular letters to recruiting officers dated 1^st and 2^d March 1793 and January 23^d 1794 to which I request your strict attention to prevent any embarrassments in the settlement of your accounts. I am Sir &c Cap^t Russell Bissell Joseph Howell Middletown Connecticut —