[Cover address: Joseph Howell Esq. / Accountants Office / War Department / Philadelphia] [From Samuel Nicholson] [BOSTON] [Docket: Pay & Rations / Pay from 1 October / & Rations 10^th June / 25] Boston Feb'y 18^th 1795 Sir This day week I rec'd. a letter from Capt. Barry telling me to send my Acc't to Your Office Quarterly and I should receive my pay and Rations by an Order on N. Gorham Esq. Supervisor at Boston (Oct. 24^th 1794) I rec'd. a letter from you directing me to apply to M'r Gorham for 275 doll's [50?]. Pay due me from the 10^th of June to the 30^th Sept. and to sign duplicate Rec'ts w'ch was accordingly done, Since w'ch I have not rec'd. any pay and as to Rations I never rec'd. any. If You Please to give Orders to M'r Gorham for the Pay of another quarters pay w't will be to the 30^th of Dec't and my Rations up to that time from the 10^th of June. You will greatly Oblige Your Most Ob'dient. Able Serv't Sam'l Nicholson [Address: Joseph Howell Esq'r / Accounts Office / Philadel.]