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 Hagner— p^l. Cl^k M^r George Claghorne, Department of War, Naval Constructor, Accountants Office, Boston, July 8. 1796 Sir I received your letter of the — 4^th Inst 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 Acc^t. Peter Hagner for Cl^ke Cap^tn Edw^d Miller, Accountants Office Middletown, July 9^th 1796 Connecticut Sir, I received your letter of the 7^th Instant, together with the receipt for Bounty paid by you amounting to 160 Doll^s leaving a balance in your hands on that account of 16 Dollars which sum is carried to your debit in your General account — The pay for yourself and the men you have taken with you to Middletown will be forwarded as you have requested by the next post for the months of May & June 1796 I am &c. In absence of The Accountant Peter Hagner Princ^l Cl^k John Chester Esq^r Accountants Office, Sup^r Wethersfield, July 9 - 1796 Connecticut Sir, The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Three hundred and fifty Dollars to be by you paid to Cap^tn Edw^d Miller, at Middletown, on Account of the Recruiting Service for which sum he will sign Duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof, I am &c In the absence of the Acc^t. Peter Hagner p^r Cl^ke Cap^t Edw^d Miller, Accountants Office, Middletown, July 9 - 1796 Connecticut Sir, I have in the absence of the Acc^t. to advise you of a Remittance of Three hundred & fifty Dollars to John Chester Esq^r Sup^r at Wethersfield to be paid to you for the use of the Recruiting Service for which sum you are held accountable & will give your Duplicate Receipts accordingly I am &c Peter Hagner p^r Cl^k