Department of War, Accountants Office April 12 1796 Sir The Account rendered by you for payments in the Quarter ending 31^st March; contain sundry Charges for articles purchased and expenditures not proper to be settled in this office; Several of which were deducted from your former Accounts. I therefore return the whole to you, that you may only transmit to this office such Charges as come under the denomination of Services and contingencies incident to the Military Store and war Departments— for the payment of the purchase of Stores and [strikethrough: supplies] . order will be taken by the Department of the Treasury, I am Sir Your obedient Servant W^m Simmons Act Sam^l Hodgedon Esq^r Superintendent of Stores [William Simmons Accountant April 12^th 1796 Returns my Quarterly accounts —] [Received from State Dep^t Nov. 24, B.P.O 40]