[864] Cap^tn Alexander Gibson Accountants Office Staunton August 8^th 1796 Virginia Sir I received your letter of the 16^th Inst. together with the Muster & Pay Roll of your Recruits to the 30^th June 1796 the amount thereof after examination will be forwarded to The Supervisor as usual. I have agreeably to your request made arrangements for paying John Bays Merchant three hundred Dollars on your account which he will receive on application, when his receipt will be forwarded to you I am &c W^m Simmons A^ct Sir Accountants Office August 8^th 1796 You will receive from Jonⁿ Jackson Esq^r Supervisor of Boston the sum of one hundred & eighty seven Dollars ⁵⁰/100 being for your compensation from the 1^st April to 30 June 1796 for which sum you will give your Duplicate receipts Caleb Gibbs Esq^r I am &c at the Navy Yard W^m Simmons Ac^t Boston Jonathan Jackson Es^q Accountants Office Supervisor August 8. 1796 Boston Sir You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of one hundred & eighty seven Dollars &⁵⁰/100 being for the Salary of Caleb Gibbs Clerk of the Navy Yard at Boston from 1^st of April to 30^th June 1796 which sum you will please pay to him taking his receipts to be transmitted to this office as usual I am &c W^m Simmons Ac^t