Department of War Accountant's Office Sir — Jan^y 23. 1795 The Treasurer of the United States is directed to remit to Grove Gale Esq^r [undecipherable] at Baltimore Seven hundred & thirty five doll^s & 89 Cents to be placed in your hands being for the pay due to the [undecipherable] Officers & Privates of your company [undecipherable] Sep^t [undecipherable] to Dec^r 31 1794 for which you will [please to give] duplicate receipts to be accountable and disburse it agreeably to the inclosed receipt roll which the men to sign. If a signature is not written it must be witnessed [undecipherable] Officers if present otherwise by some person [undecipherable] — as soon as the money is paid & the receipts [com]pleted you will please to transmit all your Acco[un]ts vouchers for the expenditure of the sums you have rec^d ceived from this department — I am Sir your ob^d't Serv^t Joseph Howell [Address:] [undecipherable] Bruff Baltimore