[775] Major Lewis Forward Wilmington Delaware Accountants O[ffice] June 29^th 17[—] Sir I have received your letter on the subject of the balance reported against you on [the] late settlement of your contingent account; and agreeably to your request have laid your lette[r] before the Secretary at War, for his reconsider[ation;] he has not yet informed me of the result; if [I do] not hear from him soon I shall be under the ne=cessity of considering the statement made on [his] opinion final, and enter the account according[ly] on the Books of this Office. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acc^t Lieut^t Jos^t dukens Pittsburg Accountants Off[ice] June 30^th 1797 Sir I have received your letter of the 18[^th] enclosing a power of attorney empowering M^r Cunn[—] to receive your pay, subsistence, and forage, as Subs[id]ary Major in the 2^d Subdelegion amounting to One hundred twenty seven dollars and fourteen Cents wh[ich] sum will be paid him agreeably to your request. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acc^t [Page 125 YOQ01]