D. of War Accountants [undecipherable] Lieut. David Hale. May 1^st 179[undecipherable] of Artil. & Engineers Portland Mass^ts Sir The Treasurer has rem[undecipherable] to Nathaniel Gorham Esq^r Sup^t of Massachusetts to [undecipherable] transmitted to you, the sum of four hundred doll[undecipherable] being for the use of the recruiting service, for whi[undecipherable] sum you will Receipt to be Accountable to this Of[undecipherable] for the same — I am Sir Y^c William [Simmons?] Nathaniel Gorham. D. of War Accountants [undecipherable] Sup^t May 2^d 179[undecipherable] Boston Mass^ts Sir The Treasurer of the Un[undecipherable] States will remit you, to be transmitted to Lieut[undecipherable] Hale in the Corps of Artillery and Engineers at Po[undecipherable] -land the sum of Four hundred dollars for the [undecipherable] of the recruiting [s]ervice for which sum please to [undecipherable] his receipt to be accountable to this Office for [undecipherable] same — I am Sir Y^c William [Simmons?] M^r Richard Young D. of War Accountants O[undecipherable] Pay^r of the W[undecipherable] Reg^t of May 2^d 179[undecipherable] Kentucky Militia Woodford County Sir You will receive from [undecipherable] attorney Lewis Young the sum of Two hundred [undecipherable]