David Ames Superintendant of the Armoury— Springfield: Mas^s Department of War Accountants Office February 1^st 1797— Sir I have received your letter of the 27^th Ult^o and agreeably to your request have enclosed you a copy of your account Current in which there is a balance due the United States of Two hun-dred forty Nine dollars and fifty Cents which is thir-teen Cents less than the balance stated by yourself, ari-sing from a short addition which sum stands to your debit on the Books of this Office, also the further sum of 1474⁵⁰/100 Dols. which was transmitted 11^th Jany 1797 I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct.