Captⁿ Daniel Britt Sir Accountants Office August 15^th 1796 Your accounts as pay master having long since b[een] examined and the Balance due the United States ascertained, I have again to request that you will attend to the final settlement of the same, or I shall be under the necessity of reporting the case to the Secretary of War, who will make a representation where[of] to the Commander in Chief — I am &c W^m Simmons John Hiltz Esq^r Supervisor Maryland Sir Accountants Office August 15^th 1796 I received your letter of the 15^th Inst inclosing Lieut^t Jonathan Robeson receipt for Eighty nine Dollars: which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office — I am &c W^m Simmons &c Col^o W^m Heth Shillelah Richmond Virginia Sir Accountants Office August 18^th 1796 Your letter of the 15^th Ulto to the Sec^y of W[ar] was handed to me — I have in answer thereto to inform you that your accounts as Agent to the Virginia Militia must first be presented to Presley Neville Esq^r P.M.G. who will examine them and report thereon, subject to a revision at this Office where they will be finally settled & entered — In the mean time any Balance which you may have in your hands may be refunded to the Treasurer of the United States and the amount will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. Your accov[n]ts/vouchers may be forwarded to this Office where Col^o Neville will on his arrival in this City receive them.