W^r D. Accountants Office July 16^th 1794 Sir The Treasurer will remit you five hundred dollars to be transmitted to M^rs Gills & Channing at Newport being for the purpose of mounting the Artillery and for which they are to sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof— John S. Dexter Esq^r Supervisor Providence Rhode Island I am Sir & C^e Joseph Howell --- M^rs Gills & Channing Gentlemen W^r D. Accountants Office July 16^th 1794 The Secretary of War has directed a remittance to you of Five hundred dollars through the hands of John S. Dexter Esq^r Supervisor at Providence being for the purpose of mounting the Artillery for which please to sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof I am Gentlemen & C^e Joseph Howell