Cap^t Cornelius Lyman Accountants Office Springfield, Massachusetts February 6^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 1^st inst & in answer thereto have to inform you, that William Allen has been paid to the 1^st September 1796, from which period his pay may be received at this Office I am &C: Wm Simmons Acc^t Cap^t Uriah Springer Accountants Office 3^d United States Reg^t February, 6^th 1797 Sir On examination of your accounts & Vouchers transmitted to this Office by M^r Swan the Receipt of William Boyastone for his Bounty charged by you in your Account Current is wanting; if you are in possession of the said receipt you will please to for- ward it as soon as possible, if not, it will be necessary before the amount can be passed to your Credit in the Books of this Office, that you attest before a Ma- gistrate your having actually paid the said Bounty and forward such attestation. You stand charged with considerable sums of money on the Books of this Office received a long time since, I have to request you will as speedily as possible forward your account & Vouchers 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