The Secretary of War Department of War Accountants Office May 20^th 1794 — Sir Capt Beryⁿ Price of the 4^th Sub Legion is charged on the Books of this Office with the following Sums of Money) Viz. 1792 April 7 for Recruiting · · · · · · · · · · · D^s 1000 — · · · · · · for paying his Company of Levies 1264,29 May 8 for pay of the 4^th Sub Legion · · · · 2101,44 1795 feb^y 19 for Recruiting · · · · · · · · · · · · 300 — · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4745,73 Altho I have repeatedly requested Cap^t Price to settle his Accounts he has never even answered my Letters nor forwarded a single Voucher — and he has been in the vicinity of the Pay Master for more two Years and never rendered an account or Voucher for the expenditure of any part of the above Sum — altho repeatedly called upon to do so — from these Circumstances Sir I am led to give you this information conceiving it proper that Officers should be called to account for monies so long in their hands — you no doubt will see the propriety of directing Cap^t Price to render his Accounts for settlement to this Office without delay and he probably will pay that attention to your letter which he has refused to mine I am &c William Simmons