[421] Brig. Gen^l Ja^s. Wilkinson Accountants O[ffice] Philadelphia March 23. 1797 Sir On examination of the accounts transmitted to this Office by Caleb Swan in the Year 1794 I find a Balance due the United States by you of Sixteen Hundred fifty eight Dollars and fifty eight cents as p^r statement herewith, which sum is posed to your Debit on the Books of this Office. — I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct. Cap^t William Preston Accountants Office 4^th U.S. Regiment Fin Castle March 24^th 1797 Virginia. Sir You will receive from Edward Car=rington Esq^r Supervisor at Richmond the sum of Four hun=dred and Seventy seven Dollars and seven Cents, being for the Pay of the Troops under your command from 1 Nov: 1795 to 31 January 1797 inclusive for which you will plea=se to grant him your duplicate receipts for the due appli=cation of the same. You have herewith a Receipt Roll inclosed, to which you will obtain the necessary signat[ures] which when done you will forward to this Office to exoner=ate you from the charge that will be made against you when M^r Carrington transmits your Receipt. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct.