M^r John Bryant, Deputy Commissary                  Accountants Office Military Stores – Springfield                            Nov. 9^th 1796 Massachusetts Sir Rec^d your Letter of the 4^th Inst. enclosing your account for Compensation from 1^st May to 31^st Oct^r 1796, amounting to Two hundred & forty Dollars, which sum you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Supervisor, Boston, on giving him duplicate receipts for the same. I am &c. Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk Jonathan Jackson Esq^r                                      Accountants Office Sup^t — Boston                                             Nov. 9^th 1796 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & forty Dollars, which you will please to pay to M^r John Bryant, being for his Compensation, as Deputy Commissary, Military Stores at Springfield Massachusetts, from 1^st May to 31^st Oct^r 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the same. I am &c. Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk Lieut. W^m Willson                                           Accountants Office Governors Island                                            Nov^r 10^th 1796 New York Sir Rec^d your Letter of the 8^th Inst. enclosing the Receipt Roll of yourself & men for Oct^r 1796 amounting to One hundred twenty three Dollars & ³²/₁₀₀, which has been examined, and will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c. Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk