[Major Thomas Hunt] [Accountants Office] Watertown May 3^d 1797 Massachusetts Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to issue a Warrant in your favor for Three Hundred & fifty dollars on account of your pay — which sum you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esq^r. Supervisor at Boston — on giving your duplicate receipts therefor to be accountable. You are particularly [interlined: requested] to attend to the immediate settlement of your account on your arrival at the Army. I shall forward a list of the charges against you on the Books of this Office to the PayMaster General with directions to cause an immediate settlement & forward the A/c & Vouchers to this Office. I am Sir &c. Wm Simmons Acct. Caleb Swan Esq^r. Accountants Office PayMaster General May 3^d 1797 Head Quarters of the Army Sir I enclose you a statement of the Accounts of Major Thomas Hunt as they appear on the Books of this Office, and request that you will immediately on his arrival at the Army cause him to make a settlement, and pay any balance which may be found due the United States, the Accounts and Vouchers to be forwarded to this Office in the usual manner. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct. The Secretary of the Treasury — Accountants Office May 3^d 1797 Sir The Secretary of War has furnished me with a Copy of certain Resolutions of the House of Representatives, passed on the 3^d March 1797, requiring statements & estimates, in relation to the Military and Naval establishments; with a request as far as depends on this Office that measures may be taken, to enable the Secretary of the Treasury, to comply with the said Resolutions. That I may comply with the above request in a satisfactory manner I beg leave to submit whether it would not be proper that I should be furnished from your Department as early as possible with the necessary form of such of the Statements & estimates as are required from this Office. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct.