Fredericksburg Virginia Sept.^r 29^th 1795 Sir In a few Days since recd (Covering a Recpt Roll) your letter of the 12^th Ult wherein you informed me that the Sum of two hundred [undecipherable] Dolls & forty four Cents, would be trans-mitted to me through the Hands of Col. Carrington for the Pay-ment of myself & Detachment up to the 31^st of August, which Sum I yesterday rec'd & agreeably to your Directions have paid and hereby return you the Recept Roll — you also Direct that as I am ordered to march it will be request for me to have my Acct with the Public finally Settl, I must beg leave to inform you that I have not as yet rec'd upon the [undecipherable] of War to that amount but shall comply with your instructions & have trans-mitted them likewise — As I have sent on my Resignation to the War Office & it appears that the Public are in my debt, I shall decline inlisting any more Men until I receive an answer from the Sect^y of War on the Subject, [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] — till then I must [undecipherable] to remain your most [Obt] John [undecipherable: probable reading Fisher] Lieu^t & [undecipherable] P.S. you will much oblige me by presenting this letter to the [Sect^y?] near for his perusal M^r W^m Simmons Accountant Office — [Address panel: William Simms Esq. / [undecipherable] / Philadelphia — Endorsements: John [undecipherable] of no. 2 [undecipherable] / am [undecipherable] Ca[undecipherable]]