Springfield July the 19. 1796 Sir Having received money from the Honourable Secretary at war to settle my Accounts for four months, viz from January 1 to May 1, beg leave to transmit you the same for that purpose — and to be informed of your receiving them and that amount being past to my credit. The sum you mention in the Statement of my accounts of the first of January not credited, I have received of M^rs. Chapman, and have stated the inclosed account courant agreeable to the one presented by you of that date, as it respects the Ballance due at that time I am Sir Your most obedient and very humble Servant David Ames [Address:] William Simmons Esquire Philadelphia [Postal notation: Care of [undecipherable] / No [undecipherable] / [undecipherable date]]