the leaving Eleven Dollars ¹¹/100 standing to your debit due desertas and a discharged Man. The latter amounting to Three hundred & forty Nine Dollars ⁴⁹/100 making together the sum of Eight hundred Twenty Six dollars ²⁶/100 — to be entried to your Credit, differing from your Statement the above mentioned sum of Eleven Dollars ¹¹/100 — I am &c Wm Simmons Acct W Skinner Accountants Office Commissioner of Loans April 6^th 1797 Wilmington N. Carolina Sir I received your letter of the 23^d Ultimo and find on application at the Department of the Treasury that the sum which I informed you stood to your debit on the Books of this Office, has been brought to your debit there. I will accordingly direct your account to be closed on the Books of this Office. I am &c Wm Simmons Acct Edward Carrington Esquire Accountants Office Supert. Richmond Virginia April 6^th 1797 Sir I received your letters of the 28^th & 30 Ultimo the first enclosing the account of W. Graves as assistant Engineer of which I will write you more fully by the next Post. The receipt enclosed in the last letter will be entered to your Credit. I am &c Wm Simmons Acct