Department of War Accountants Office August 28. 1795 I have to inform you that the Supervisor at Richmond Edward Carrington Esq^r will pay you the sum of one hundred and eighty seven Dollars and fifty Cents for your services, as a temporary Contractor of a frigate at Gosport from 1^st April to 30 June of 95 inc^e for which Sum you will please give him your Duplicate Receipts. I am Sir Your Mo^t Obed^t Serv^t W. Simmons Acct. Josiah Fox Esq^r Gosport [Address panel: FREE [stamped]; Department of War / Accountants Office / [signature: W. Simmons]; — J. Fox Esq^r / Gosport / To the care of [undecipherable] W^m Pinnock Near Norfolk / Virginia] [Docket: August 28^th. 1795 / Will M^r Simmons. Accomp^t / informing [his] pay has / been sent to Col. Carrington / at Richmond]