him your duplicate Receipts. — I have to inform you that in future your accounts are to be settled at this Office, you will therefore arrange your Accounts in proper order, and transmit them to this Office Quarterly — the 1^st Quarter to end the 30^th [Sep^t.] [undecipherable] as accuracy is highly necessary in your payments you will observe the strictest attention in all your transactions — and forward a regular Voucher for each payment, accompanied by an Account Current stating the monies you received and expended during the Quarter. I am Sir &^c William Simmons Edmund H. Quincy Cl^k [D.] of War Accountants Office " of the Naval Yard July 20. 1795 Portsmouth Sir Joshua Wentworth the Supervisor of the Revenue at Portsmouth will pay you the sum of three hundred and Eighty seven Dollars and thirty two Cents being in full for your salary from the 26^th Decem^r. 1794 ( the date of your Acceptance ) to the 30 June 1795 inclusive [p^r Statement below] for which you will receipt to him. I request that in future you will state your Account for Salary. — I am Sir &^c William Simmons — Salary from 26^th December 1794 to 30^th 1795 6 M^os 6 days at the rate of 750 dollars p^r. Ann. Amounts to 387 ³²/₁₀₀ Dollars —