of the District of Connecticut this sum of two hundred Dollars for the Recruiting Service which sum you will be held accountable for and you are requested to grant receipts accordingly I am &c William Simmons — John Chester Esq^r Supervisor Connecticut Department of War Accountants Office May 18. 1796 — Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred Dollars for the use of the Recruiting Service to be paid to Capt Edward Millery at Middletown who is to be accountable for the due application thereof and to give his receipts accordingly — I am &c William Simmons — John Chester Esq^r Sup^r Connecticut Department of War — Accountants Office May 18. 1796 —— Sir Received your letter of the 14 Inst enclosing the receipts of Capt Edward Millery for two hundred eighteen Dollars and sixty Cents for pay of himself and recruits to the 30^th April which sum will forthwith be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office I am &c William Simmons Joseph Nourse Esq^r Register of the Treasury Department of War Accountants Office 19 May 1796 Sir As the Accounts of Alex Dempsey Deputy Agent of Indian affairs to the Cherokee Nation are in future to be settled at this Office I have to request that you will transmit to this Office a Copy of the Account as it appears on the Books of the Treasury Depar^t I am &c William Simmons