Mr James Hackett Constructor of the Frigate building at Portsmouth New Hampshire Department of War Accountants Office July 11^th 1796 Sir Your letter of the 4^th instant enclosing your account for Salary from 1^st April to 30^th June 1796 incl. amounting to Five hundred Dollars I have received, which sum you will receive from Joshua Wentworth Esq^r Supervisor New Hampshire and for which sum you will please to sign duplicate receipts. I am &c. In absence of the Accountant Peter Hagner Princ. Clk.