Surveyor's Office Dis^t S^o Carolina Charleston 27. August 1796 This will be handed you by Benjamin Cudworth Esq^r Inspector of the Revenue for Survey N^o 2. in my District, the ill State of health of this Gentleman for some months past has induced me to give him permission to go to Philadelphia to try the change of Climate for a few weeks may not contribute towards a restoration thereof — my personal esteem for M^r Cudworth as an upright Valuable Citizen, and an Officer of the Revenue in whom may be placed the most unbounded confidence for his integrity abilities, attention and vigilance in his official duties, and whose conduct, justly, merits any war= =ed approbation, induced me to introduce him to your kind attention, any civilities shown him will be acknowledged as conferred on me — As it is my wish that M^r Cudworth may receive all the information necessary in the matter of keeping the Accounts in the War department so far as re= =gard any Agency, it will afford me much pleasure if he is permitted to see the matter thereof as conduc= =ted in your Office — I am Sir with much esteem M^r Simmons Esq^r Your most Ob^t Ser^t Accountant & [undecipherable] Department of War [Address panel: William Simmons Esq^r / Accountant Military / Department] [Routing note: forwarded / [undecipherable] / Adjdt: [undecipherable] Esq^r & / Adjdt: [undecipherable] Esq^r / [undecipherable] Philadelphia / [undecipherable] Philadelphia] [Docket: [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] 14 [undecipherable] 1796]