Boston Oct 14^th 1796 Sir, Enclosed are C. P. Pourcherasse, order of 10^th instant dated at Springfield, to pay Benjamin Stebbins One hundred & fifty Dollars also, said Stebbins' receipt for the same from for M^r Pourcherasse — with an endorsement upon the order — I happened not to be in the office when M^r Stebbins called for payment — having left a check upon the bank for the amount, my Clerk paid it to Stebbins & took his receipts as now enclosed — if they are not in the form you wish, I suppose they can be altered by my application to M^r Pourcherasse — There is also enclosed Maj^r Caleb Gibbs' receipts for one hundred & eighty seven dollars 75/100 paid him agreeably to your letter of the 7^th instant — I am Sir, your obedient Servant — Jon^a Jackson [address leaf:] [seal] BOSTON William Simons Esq^r Accompt^ant War Office Philadelphia [marginal notation: Ans^d 19 Oct Bm. L] Will^m Simmons Esq^r