the 15^th Dec^r following. — This sum he rred with others to pay the Sums of said County for services for the above period: Receipts of which are produced except that of Henry Cochran abovementioned; you are as his Attorney [undecipherable: respecting as happening from] therefore requested, to forward the receipt to this Office, that the amount may be entered to the Credit of Col^o Lee on the Books hereof. Sam^l H^o W^m Simmons Acct. M^r John Bryant Springfield Massachusetts Accountant's Office Jan^y 9^th 1797 Sir Inc^d your letter of the [undecipherable] Inst^t enclosing your Account & Vouchers for expenditures in the Ordnance Dep^t On examination of them there appeared a Want of Vouchers per enclosed Sheet of Remarks, which you will have completed & forwarded to this Office. Until this is done the Account will be suspended. Sam^l H^o W^m Simmons Acct. Remarks on John Bryant's account Voucher N^o 2 Paid Nathaniel Taylor £20.9.6 for twelve Hoads of hewn Stone, and no receipt. N^o 3 Paid J & C Stebbins £0.7.8 for a rope for a well and no receipt. N^o 6 Paid Martin White £9.17.6 for 20½ days work and no receipt. N^o 7 Paid George Blake £3.14.2 for Plank & Boards no receipt. N^o 9 Paid John Cooley £0.12.0 for Freight of Muskets, no receipt Voucher