W.D. Accountants Office October 10^th 1794 Sir, This will be handed you by your Attorney M^r James Shirley who having received four hundred and thirty five dollars being due to the Scouts of Nelson County for their services between the 4^th of April and 20^th July 1792 and seventy nine dollars for pay due a party of Militia commanded by Ensign Luke Dishon for their services between 29^th March & 28^th May 1792. For the due application of the said monies you are held accountable to be disbursed agreeably to the enclosed Schedule; you will therefore as soon as possible effect the payments and take the receipts which are to be transmitted to me under cover to the Secretary of War — In case a signature is not written it must be witnessed by a Magistrate or some other Official character or by a person of known responsibility — I am S^r &c Joseph Howell L^t Col. Joseph Lewis Nelson County, State of Kentucky W.D. Accountants Office October 10^th 1794 Sir, This will be handed you by your