[William Simmons Esquire Accountant [undecipherable] Philadelphia Mss. No. 91 [undecipherable: probable reading: Rec'd —] [undecipherable]] Knoxville 1 April 1797 Sir Yours of the 27 January I am honored with. Several Year ago in obedience to the order and request from the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] account of his Business addressed to in your letter to M^r. David Allison, also delivered him a Number of Vouchers and papers which I was of opinion would be fully sufficient to evince that there could be no monies remaining in my hands. The Account was not in full of my claims against the United States having yet [undecipherable] being obliged to [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] have it [that] in my power to transmit it [to] you at to early a period as I could wish, by reason the papers on that head is at my seat a considerable distance from this place, but will send it forward so soon as I can make it convenient by a safe conveyance 1602. 73 [undecipherable] I am Sir your obed^t [Serv^t] M^r. Wm Simmons Acc^t 167. 10. due him John Lewis