[Illegible Text — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically] [Edw. Carrington N^o 10 Jan^y Ans^d. [undecipherable]] [RECD. January 3, 1797] [FREE] William Simmons Esq Accountant to the [undecipherable] War Department [undecipherable] Philadelphia Sir [Recd. Supt^o. Office Dec^r 31. [17]96] Herewith enclosed you will receive Capt. Alexander Gibson Rec^t. for 532:2 dated the 1^st. Instant. you will see by a note which [he has?] [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] a date [undecipherable] [undecipherable] W^m. Simmons Esq. Acco[untant] [undecipherable: E. Carrington]