Henry Lee. Esqr. D. of War Accountants Office Lieut. Col. of the County of May 14^th 17[95] Mason - Kentucky. - Sir In consequence of your P[ower] of attorney to Alexander D. Orr. Esqr. he has received [from] the Office the following sums being for services of the Se[undecipherable] of Mason County - Viz. On 17^th March 1794 for service[s] between 13^th May to 31 December 1793 .......... 1460[.] " 4 June . . . . for Balance due for services - performed between 13^th May 1793. and 12 Jan^y 1794 - 28[.] " 28^th April 1795 for services between 15 March and 23^d December 1794 - 129[undecipherable] Amounting to two thousand seven hundred and eig[undecipherable] five dollars and ^{[undecipherable]}/100 for which sums you are held a[c]- countable for the due application. It is a very desirable thing to have the above payments completed as so[on] as possible - In paying the men it is necessary that you should have in view the Act of Congress of 8^th May 1[undecipherable] which enacts that no assignment of Pay after 1^st Jun[e] in that year by a Non Commissioned Officer or private sh[all] be valid - if some of the claimants should not be ab[le] to come forward in such cases if Application is made[,] Powers of attorney it ought to express that the money is [to] be received for the use of the Soldier and to be prop[erly] acknowledged - In taking the Receipts you will ob[ser]- ve that where the signature is not written it is to be witnessed by a respectable evidence - after the paym[ents] are completed as far as claimants appear. the bala[nce] if any remains due is to be refunded to Treasurer of the United States - You will receive enclosed a receipt roll for the last sum only, as I presume you have obtained the receipts for the former sums. - I am Sir &c. - William Simmons