Claude P. Pourcherose Springfield Massachusetts Department of War Accountants Office May 4. 1796 Sir On the 7 of January last the Treasurer of the United States Remitted to Nath'l Gorham to be paid to you the Sum of One hundred [undecipherable] Dollars and seventy five Cents for your Pay to the 31 Dec.^r 1795 which on application to him you will receive — You will please make up your Account up to the 1^st of this Month and [undecipherable: forward direct] transmit it to this Office when the Amount thereof will be [undecipherable] to you I am &c William Simmons --- Nath'l Gorham Esq^r Sup^t Boston Massachusetts Department of War Accountants Office May 4. 1796 Sir On the 7 of Jan^y 1796 the Treasurer of the United States Remitted you the sum of one hundred sixty eight Dollars & seventy five Cents being the Amount of Warrant N° 903 — Issued from this Office in favor of Claude P. Pourcherose being for his pay as an Assistant Storekeeper at Springfield which Sum he informs by a letter Dated the 26 Ult. that he has not received. I have therefore to Request of you how you have received that Sum that you will apply it accordingly. I am &c William Simmons --- Lieut Amois M'Gaddis Governors Island New York Department of War Accountants Office 4 May 1796 Sir I have received your Letter of the 1^st Inst enclosing your receipt note for the Month of March 1796 which has been examined amounting to One hundred and two Dollars — which will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c William Simmons