[A] His Excellency Department of War The Governor of Virg.^a Accountants' Office [undecipherable] March 14.^th 179[6] Sir The Account and vouchers fo[r the] Pay and Subsistence of the Militia, Pay of the Scouts, an[d inci]-dental expences for the protection of the Frontiers of the [State of] Virginias in the year 1795 transmitted by your Excellenc[y to] the Department on the 26.^th January last as mentioned in yo[ur let]-ter of that date to the Secretary of War, have been und[er ex]-amination in this Office and are now adjusted. The appearing due is five thousand five hundreds and sixty one dollars and ninety eight cents differing from that stated by Mr Pendleton one hundred and sixty seven Dollars and fifty four cents owing to Sundry deductions as will appear by the enclosed Statement. It may be necessary to mention that the above difference principally arises on account of those Claims for Services in 1793 and 1794 being Rejected; for it was understood that the last Settlement with the State of Virginias for the Pay &c of her Militia in the Protection of her frontiers included all claims of that nature to the latter end of the year 1794, and it would now be very improper to have to revise or re-examine that Settlement; which must be the case if charges are produced that should have been brought forward, previous to that Settlement, many charges in that account although not properly authorized or vouched having been admitted under the idea that it was to be a final Settlement upon to the date above mentioned. It will be necessary that you draw an order for the amount now due, which will immediately be paid on your authorizing some person to pass his Receipt for the same.— I am Sir &c William Simmons—