[Address panel:] William [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] War [undecipherable] / 1795 Knoxville Sep 16^th 1795 Sir Your Letter from the Accountants Office dated 30^th May by [undecipherable] Perkins [undecipherable] came safe to hand. I acknowledge the Receipt of four hundred dollars for recruiting my Company — and my signing duplicate Receipts to David Henley Esquire Agent of the War Department at this place. Sometime in July last I furnished my signing duplicates to your Office agreeable to Your Letter. My not having this place on the recruiting Service has arisen from my being engaged in the payments of the Militia [undecipherable] by Pay [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by orders from the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who receives directions from the honorable the Secretary of War [undecipherable] Knox. These payments cannot be completed untill Colo[undecipherable: Colonel] Henry returns from Cumberland. He is expected by the first of October when I shall renew every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to close the business. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I likewise [undecipherable] thank you to inform me if it would be [undecipherable] to settle my business as [undecipherable] with the Agent, or [undecipherable] settle with [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] — x. The receipts for the last payments [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Militia [undecipherable] were consigned to the hands of Mess^rs [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of Baltimore, were I am informed [undecipherable] [footnote:] x as the latter may interfere with the recruiting service [undecipherable] mistake lodged in the Custom House of that place Same Sir William Simmons Esquire Your Obedient Servant & Accountant War Dep^t H Rickards Captain 3. Sub Legion P.S. M^r John Deadrick the bearer is a Merchant of Cumberland. and can render you any information respecting this Country should you require any.