be the, I have to request that you will be pleased to give directions for furnishing me with the necessary [strikethrough: necessary] Certificates of the sums passed to the debit of each on the Books of the Treasury, of the monies advanced them from this Off[ice] that the accounts may be closed by transferring the sums to accounts transford to the Books of this Treasury — W^m Simmons Acct Richard Harrison Esq^r Accountants Offi[ce] Auditor of the Treasury March 15^th 1797 Sir I have the honor to transmit you herewith for examination at the Treasury the accounts of the War Department for settlements made at this Office in the Quarter commencing the 1^st of October and ending the 31^st December 1796. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct The Secretary of War Accountants Office Sir March 15^th 1797 I have called on Cap^t DeBatts by let[ter] of the 8^th Inst a duplicate of which I have since sent to him requesting him to attend at this Office for the purpose of settling his accounts & refunding a large sum of money remaining in his hands — to which he has not paid the least attention. — As I understand that he has received a furlough, and intends leaving Town shortly, I have to request that you will be pleased to enforce my demand by one from you before that takes place. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct