Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Of^ce Supervisor July 13^th 1797 New york Sir Your receipt of the 12^th Inst for Si— four dollars and thirty two Cents being amount of Commissions on receiving and paying monies from this Department in the Quarter ending 30^th June 17— has come to hand, which will be entered accordingly I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t D^r Peter Shoemaker Accountants Office Reading July 13^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 8^th Insta— covering duplicate receipts of Capt. Cornelius Symar— and a power of Attorney from Abraham Riblet— appears by the accounts of Capt. Powers that Abr^m— pay had been received by John Moylain assignee— signature to the power appears to be the same hand writing of that annexed to the power you forwarded— it follows that the man sold his pay before he gave the power. Enclosed I return you the power— I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t