John Kelly Esq^r Supervisor Baltimore Sir I received your letter of the 10^th Inst. enclosing the Receipt of Lieut^t Joseph Guimple for Four Hundred & Eighty eight dollars; which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. Sam Sir &c. W^m Simmons Acct --- Lieut^t David Hale West Point Accountants Office April 15^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 10^th Inst. on the subject of Lieut^t Cudworth's affairs. In answer to which I have to inform you that any balance which may have been due at his decease will be paid to your order, on your forwarding proof from the Probatte Office of your administring on his effects. I enclose to you an account of the W^a Nichols, against M^r Cudworth, within his letter to her on the subject: she requests to be placed on the same footing with the other Creditors. when you have ascertained the [undecipherable] you are enabled to pay you will oblige me by forwarding the balance to M^rs Nichols. I am Sir &c. W^m Simmons Acct