Samuel Henley Esq^r Late Dep^t Comm^d Milit^a Store (enclosed to M^r Swan) Sir Department of War Accountants Office August 18^th 1797 You stand charged on the Books of this Office with monies received by you and which yet re[main] to be accounted for. In pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 3 March 1797 I am requ[ired] to lay before them within the first Week in January an abstract of the names of all the receivers of publ[ic] monies from 1 January 1791 to 1 January 1797. In order to prevent your name appearing as a delinquent I have to request you wi[ll] without delay account for the monies you received by ducing the necessary vouchers or refund the Balance t[o the] Treasurer of the United States. Your immediate attention to [this] object is particularly requested. Sam^rl. W^m Simmons Acc^t