Captⁿ Daniel Britt Sir Accountants Office August 15^th 1796 Your accounts as pay master having long since be[en] examined and the Balance due the United States ascertained, I have again to request that you will attend to the final settle[ment] of the same, or I shall be under the necessity of reporting th[e] case to the Secretary of War, who will make a representation ther[eof] to the Commander in Chief — I am &c W^m Simmons John Hiltz Esq^r Supervisor Maryland Sir Accountants Office August 15^th 179[6] 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 Shirltah Richmond Virginia Sir Accountants Office August 15^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 refun[ded] to the Treasurer of the United States and the amount will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. Your accou[nt] vouchers may be forwarded to this Office where Col^o Neville will on his arrival in this City receive them.