D. of War. Accountants Office. Timothy Pickering Esq^re Secretary of War. October 25^th 1795. Sir, In Consequence of the Letters addressed to you by the Sec^y of the Treasury of the 20^th July and 25^th of August last, and acceded to by you. I have received at this Office for Settlement, the Accounts of Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r as Superintendant of Military Stores, in which he has introduced the following Charges, being for the Salary of himself, Store keeper and Clerks, viz^t His Salary from 15^th June 1794 to 30 Sept^r 1795 13 Months 16 days @ 300 p^r ann. — 1941. 66 Salary of Samuel Colesworthy as first Clerks from 8 Aug^t 94 to 13 Sept. 94 @ 600 p^r ann. — 678. 33 D^o of John Harris as Clerk from 13 Dec^r 94 to 1 June 95 @ 500 p^r ann. — 284. 88 D^o of D^o as Store keeper from 1 June to 30^th September — — — [strikethrough: £533. 33] 568. 21 D^o of Powell C. Duptrow Clerks from 25 Sept. to 30 Sept. 95 @ 500 Doll^s — —300. — D^o of John Mackay Clk from 24 May to 30 Sept. 95 @ 500 Dollars — — — — — 176. 38 D^o of W^m Rafe Clk from 25 June to 30^th Sept. @ 30 Doll^s p^r Month — — — — 95. — Dollars 3759. 58 As no special Appropriation has been made by Congress for those Salaries, and the Store keeper & number of Clerks to be allowed M^r Hodgdon not being fixed by Law, I have to request Sir, that you will please to signify whether those Charges can be admitted, under the above Circumstances. I am Sir &c. W^m Simmons