Sec^y of War handed me your Letter of the 17^th Ult^o relative to the Compensation of Supervisors for receiving and paying monies from this Department. In answer thereto I have to inform you that you will please to state your account therefor and transmit the same to this Office, — when received an examination will take place and the amount due remitted to you I am &c Peter Magner pl. Clk Mr George Claghorne Naval Constructor Boston Department of War Accountants Office July 8. 1796 Sir I received your letter of the — 4^th Inst^t enclosing your Account for Salary, from 1^st April to 30^th June 1796 — the Remittance cannot at present take place owing to no Supervisor having yet been appointed for the District of Boston — In the mean time however if you will draw an order for the Amount of your Account it will be paid. I am &c In the absence of the Acct. Peter Wagner pl. Clk Captⁿ Edw^d E. Miller Middletown Connecticut Accountants Office July 9^th 1795 Sir I received your letter of the 2^d Instant, together with the receipt for Bounty paid by you amounting to 180 Doll^s leaving a balance in your hands on that account of 16 Dollars which sum is carried to your debit in you. General account — The pay for yourself and the men you have broken with you to Middletown will be forwarded as you have requested by the