Springfield February the 17 1796 Sir I want you to be kind Enough to Send me a coppy of Clover Williams' account, as I did not take a duplicate, and haveing had Articles of him for the Publke use it beem necessary to make a Settlement with him to have it for him to make a Nother by, and to prevent articles being charged twice over, you will find it in my last Quarters acount 1803, if you would be so obligeing as to forward it by the next male I will then immedeally Send my Accounts for a Settlement to the fifth of January agreeable to [undecipherable] Requts I am your most humble Servant David Amas [Address panel: William Simmons Esquire, Philadelphia; received 23 January [undecipherable]; no. 22]