D W A Office March 21. 1795 Sir The Treasurer will remit you the sum of One thousand dollars to be transmitted to John Bryant at Springfield being an act. of the Ordnance department for repairs and articles directed to be made & purchased by the President of the United States agreeably to the Act of Appropriation passed March 21. 1794 for which sum please take his R^t. to be accountable — I am Sir Your ob^d Serv^t S. Howell [To M^r Gorham Esq^r Sup^r Boston Massachusetts]