D. of War Accountants Office May 12^th 1795 Cabt Gibbs. Clerk Naval Yard Boston Sir You will receive of Nathaniel Gorham Sup.^r the sum of one hundred and eighty seven dollars 4⁰⁰ being on account of your pay for which you are accountable and will please sign duplicate receipts — It is necessary that you should forward to this Office a Certificate of the date you accepted your appointment, as that information is necessary for the settlement of your account. — I am Sir Y^c William Simmons --- D. of War Accountants Office May 12^th 1795 Samuel Shore. Gosport Virginia — Sir Your draft of William Pennock for six hundred and twenty five dollars was presented at this Office for payment — and tho' not regular, I have paid it, and charged your account with the same, you will therefore forward to this Office your account with a Certificate of the date you accepted your appointment as there is no information of the same at the Wars Office — In future when you wish to receive your pay, you will please State an account charging the United States from the date you were paid to, and give an order for the amounts, and if right the same shall be honored. — I am Sir &^c William Simmons