Governors Island 15^th July 1795 — C M^r Simmons Sir Having an immediate occasion for a supply of Cash I take the liberty of addressing you on the subject - to know whether it is practicable to procure two Months advance of Pay, [undecipherable] this month and August - or to request you to be good enough to take it in yourself and make the advance by way of loan and take my Note and so receive the Pay when it becomes due — It is from motives of Delicacy that of the Pregnant situation of M^rs Lynch [undecipherable] has induced me in to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and as — [undecipherable] intreat you to oblige me — It will be remembered m— If you should think Proper to acquiesce in my wishes you to forward it to myself or the [undecipherable] mode to M^r Nicholas [undecipherable] — answer by the first convenient [undecipherable] will much oblige Sir your most Ob^t [undecipherable] most Humb^le Serv^t John Lynch L^t [undecipherable] Corps Artillery & [undecipherable] — [To William Simmons Esq^r / Secretary [of War?] / Philadelphia —] [Docketing: Governors Island / [undecipherable] July [undecipherable]]