Nicholas [undecipherable] Esq^r D. of War Accountants [Office?] Sep^r New Yorke. May 7^th [17—] Sir I have received your[s of the] 5^th Instant on the subject of the pay of Doc^r [Lynch] [undecipherable] and Lawton, so far as I can comply with your [re-] quest I will willingly do it — Doctor Lynch's [acc^t] for one months pay and forage for April has [undecipherable] ment been reaved; with a request that the m[oney] be paid to M^r John Stagg, and by him tr[ans-] mitted & post to New York — I have convers[ed] with M^r Stagg on the Subject and he has ag[reed] that it should be transmitted to your in the [usu-] al way which I will do — Doc^r Lawton has [undecipherable] months pay and forage due to him, he has [not] yet sent forward his account, when he does [so] if I can effect it in the same way I will do [it] and transmit it to you also. — I am Sir Y^r [undecipherable] William Simm[s] John Chester Esq^r D. of War Accountants [Office] Wethersfield Conn^t May 8^th [17—] Sir The Treasurer will [pay] you the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to [be] transmitted to Cap^t William Eaton at Spring[field] Massachusetts for which sum plea[se] take his rec[eipt] to be accountable to this Office for the due [appli-] cation thereof. — I am Sir Y^r [undecipherable] William Simm[s]