[signs duplicate receipts. —] I am Sir &^c Wm Simmons D of War Accountants April 21^st Ensign Edw^d Voss. Norfolk Virginia Sir Edward Carrington supervisor at Richmond Virginia, will transmit you the sum of One hundred fifty three Dollars and ty three Cents, being for your pay from the 12 August 1794 (the date of your Acceptance) to 31^st of March 1795 inclusive for which sum you will sign duplicate receipts. — I am Sir &^c William Simm To His Timothy Pickering, Esq^r D of War Accountants " Sec^y of War — April 22^d 17 Sir I conceive that it would be proper that such part of the claims as are admitted dosed in the within letter, should be admitted only by Presley Nevill Esq^r paymaster of the militia in order that the whole payments for the services of pressing the Immigrants should come through the channell and introduced in one general settlement. I am Sir &^c William Simmons