it may find him. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct Ens^o W^m R. Beote New Brunswick New Jersey Sir Accountants Office August 18^th 1797 I received your letter of the 14^th Inst enclosing duplicate receipts for six dollars bounty paid Samuel Willis which will be filed here untill it will be proper to settle your Recruiting account. — The form of a Recruiting account delivered to you, was intended only to guide you when a settlement takes place at this Office when that is proper, you will be informed. — as to the extra expences you mention I cannot answer you untill I am informed of the nature of them. — It will however not be improper to inform you that in all cases of disbursments of publick money it is most proper to take duplicate receipts in case one should be lost. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct