[1 1] D. of War Accountants [undecipherable] Edward Carrington Esq^r May 9^th [undecipherable] Sup^r Richmond Virginia Sir I have received your e[undecipherable] closure to the Secretary of War being the rec[ei]pt of C[undecipherable] Samuel Tinsley for four hundred dollars for the [undecipherable] of the recruiting service. I am Sir Y^r — William Simmon[undecipherable] Nath^l Gorham Esq^r D. of War Accountants O[undecipherable] Sup^r Boston May 11^th 179[undecipherable] Mass^tts Sir I have this day received y[undecipherable] letter of the 6^th Instant covering the receipts of Lieu^t [undecipherable] Hale for four hundred six dollars and 65 Cents an[undecipherable] Capt Samuel Nicholson's for five hundred and s[undecipherable] nine dollars. — I am Sir Y^r — William Simmons Capt Frederick Drye D. of War Accountants O[undecipherable] Salem Mass^tts May 11^th 179[undecipherable] Sir I have this day received encl[undecipherable] your receipt roll for the pay of yourself Lieu^t [undecipherable] and the recruits under your command to the 28 [undecipherable] 1795 amounting to Two hundred, eighty dollars an[undecipherable] six Cents, which has been examined with the pay [undecipherable] and find it to be right, and will be passed to your [undecipherable] I am Sir Y^r — William Simm[undecipherable]