Trenton August 5^th 1795 M^r W^m Simmons Accountant Sir I have to acknowledge the Receipt of yours dated 4^th Instant I have also received orders from the Secretary of War to proceed immediately with all my Recruits to Governors Island in the harbour of New York and deliver them to Officer commanding at that place — and I am also directed Sir to return to Trenton and continue the Recruiting Service agreably to the instructions I last Received — I shall comply with the Secretary's orders immediately for with Reasons I now beg leave for the Settlement of my Accounts to be defered untill my Return from New York — Enclosed is my duplicate Muster Roll I am Sir your Most Obed^t Servant Peter Tallman Lieu^t Co^y of Artillerist & Engineers [M^r William Simmons Acct Office Philadelphia] [Aug. 5. 1795 from M^r [undecipherable: Tallman] no Answer necessary]