District of Maryland Supervisor's Office, Dec^r 13^th 1796 Sir Your Letter of the 6^th instant announcing a remittance from the Treasurer of seventy one dollars was duly received and the money was paid yesterday to Lieutenant Gaienpe, but the receipts given by that Gentleman having been drawn in an improper form; I propose to obtain others, one of which I shall probably be enabled to forward to you by the next post. I am Sir Your obedient Servant John Kilty Supervisor D^t M^d Will^m Simmons Esq^r Accountant for the Departm^t of War. [William Simmons Esq^r Accountant for the Department of War] [Supervisor of the District of Maryland 12-13-1796] [From Kilty Car M^d Boon [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]