John Chester Esq Disp^o Connecticut Department of War Accountants Office June 3^d 1794 — Sir I received your letter of the 29 Ulto enclosing Capt Edw^d Mears Rec^t for two hundred Dollars for the Recruiting Service which Sum will be passed 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 I am &c W^m Simmons — Capt R J Blackburn Dumfries — Virginia Sir Philadelphia 3 June 94 I received your letter of the 25^th ulto — a Court of Inquiry has been appointed, and has proceeded to West Point but for want of M^r Finnicks who is in this City 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 out for this purpose is Majors Tiersy & Peters Capt Britt & Lieut Blue — I am &c W^m Simmons — Lieu^t John McClosy Pay Master 2^nd Sub legion Sir Department of War Accountants Office June 3^d 1796 — Ser^jt William Booth of Capt Shaylors Comp^y 2 Sub Legion has applied separately 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