Lieut David Hale of Artil^y & Engineers Portland Mass^ts D. of War Accountants O[undecipherable] May 1^st 179[undecipherable] Sir The Treasurer has re[undecipherable] to Nathaniel Gorham Esq^r Sup^r 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 O[undecipherable] for the same — I am Sir Y^r William [undecipherable] Nathaniel Gorham Sup^r Boston Mass^ts D. of War Accountants O[undecipherable] May 2^d 179[undecipherable] Sir The Treasurer of the Uni[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 service for which sum please to [undecipherable] his receipt to be accountable to this Office for th[undecipherable] same — I am Sir Y^r William [undecipherable] M^r Richard Young Pay^mr of the W. Reg^t Kentucky Militia Woodford County D. of War Accountants O[undecipherable] May 2^d 179[undecipherable] Sir You will receive from [undecipherable] attorney Lewis Young the sum of two hundre[undecipherable]