and Sixty six Cents being the amount transmitted you by the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of discharging the arrears of Pay & subsistence due the Commissioned, Non Commissioned Officers & privates of the N. Carolina Line of the ^late Army, & your receipts on file The length of time elapsed since you received this sum, makes it highly necessary that your accounts for the disbursement thereof should be rendered and settled, I have therefore to request that you will as early as convenient transmit them to this Office for that purpose, that the proper amount may be entered on the Books of this Office — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct. Capt. W^m Buchanan, Baltimore                  Accountants Office                                                                            January 27^th 1797 Sir — You stand charged on the Books of this Office with considerable sums of money received a long time since, I have to request you will as speedily as possible forward your Account and vouchers to this Office to account for the same either by producing the necessary vouchers or refunding the Balance to the Treasurer of the United States, that your Account may be closed. your attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct.