remains to be accounted for. In order to prevent your name [undecipherable] appearing as a delinquent I have to request you [undecipherable] without delay account for the monies you receive[d] producing the necessary vouchers or refunding [the] balance to the Treasurer of the United States. Your immediate attention to [undecipherable] object is particularly requested. I am &c. W^m Simmons acct Caleb Swan Esq^r Department of War P.M.G.U.S. Accountants Office August 15^th 1797 Sir I enclose to you (open for your inspe[undecipherable] the account of Major Rivardis, therein appears a balan[undecipherable] against him to amount of Eight hundred fifty two ⁸³/100 [undecipherable] four hundred dollars of which ought to have been [undecipherable] to his debit at the time he settled his account as Tem[undecipherable] Engineer but was omitted in consequence of having [undecipherable] the said sum to M^r Lindsay at Norfolk who was held [undecipherable] -countable for the productions of Major Revardis rec[undecipherable] As 'tis a desirable object to settle & clos[undecipherable] many accounts as possible especially such as have b[undecipherable] standing some years, I request you will without d[undecipherable] plea[undecipherable] to transmit the account and letter to Major Rivar[undecipherable] enforce a settlement thereof by such means as may [undecipherable] to you the most likely to effect that purpose. I am &c W^m Simmons B. Major Rivardi has received of the Contractors Ration[undecipherable] to the 30^th Nov^r 1796 & his pay is made to 31^st August 1796 p acct. sent herewith. W.S. Major J.J.U. Rivardis Department of War of the Corps of A & E^r at Accountants Office (enclosed to m^r Swan) August 15^th 1797 Sir You will receive herewith a copy of your account current wherein there appears a balance due the United States of Eight hundred fifty two ⁸³/100 Dollars, by that statement you will perceive that four hundred Dollars was transmitted to W^m Lindsay at Norfolk for your Compensation & personal expences as Temporary Engineer, which sum was omitted to be brought to your debit at the settlement of your account the remainder was advanced on account of your Pay as Major and for which you have not sent forward any account and Vouchers. By a Resolve of the [strikethrough: of the] House of Representatives of the 3^d March 1797 I am required to lay before them within the first week in January next an abstract of the receivers of all public monies from the 1^st January 1791 to 1^st January 1797. In order to prevent your name from appearing as a delinquent, I would recommend to you, an immediate settlement of your account either with Caleb Swan Esq^r PayMaster General, or by transmitting it to this Office accompanied with