[Page 36] John Chester Esq^r Dep^t Connecticut. Department of Wars Accountants Office, June 3^d 1796 — Sir, I received your letter of the 29 Ulto enclosing Capt Edw^d Wears Rec^t for two hundred Dollars for the Recruiting Service which Sum will be disposed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. — All letters to this Office being free it is therefore unnecessary for you to pay postage on any public Letters addressed to S^r &^c W^m Simmons — Capt W^m J Blackburn Dumfries Virginia Sir, Philadelphia 3 June 96 I received your letter of the 25 Ulto a Court of Inquiry has been appointed, and have proceeded to West Point but for want of M^r Timmicks who is on this [undecipherable] it has been postponed until his arrival at West Point when any thing occurs worthy of Notice I will inform you thereof the Officers sent on for this purpose is Majors Ebenezer & [undecipherable: Fosters] Capt Brill & Lieu^t Blue [undecipherable: Jno &^c] W^m Simmons — Lieu^t John McCleary Pay Master 2^nd Sub Legion Department of Wars Accountants Office, June 3^d 1796 — Sir Serg^t William Booth of Capt Mays Comp^y 2 Sub legion has applied repeatedly with his discharge to Claim his Arrears of Pay, but owing to your not rendering your Accounts and Vouchers for Settlement I am unable to give