Mess. De[undecipherable] Assistant Engineer Baltimore Accountants Office July 27^th 1797 Sir You will receive from John Kilty Esq^r Supervisor at Baltimore the sum of Three hundred and Sixty two dollars being the amount of your account of Compensation as Assistant Engineer of the Fortifications near Baltimore from 1 Jany to 30^th June 1797 inclusive for which you will please to grant him your duplicate receipts. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Nicholas Fish Esq^r Department of War Supervisor Accountants Office New York July 27^th 1797 Sir I have received your [undecipherable: probable reading "letter"] enclosing the following receipts viz:         Capt Frederick Fryes for — D^rs 342. 83         Frederick Fryes — ..... — 90-         Lieut Andrew Maischalks; — 421. 84 making in the whole Eight hundred — [strikethrough: D^rs 884. 69] D^rs 854. 67 Eighty four dollars and Sixty seven cents, which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t