Joseph Lewis Esq^r. late Lieut^t Col. Militia Beards Town, Nelson bo^d Ken^y Department of W[ar] Accountants Offi[ce] August 21. 1797 Sir You stand charged on the Books of [this] Office with monies received by you and which ye[t] remain to be accounted for. In pursuance of a Resolve of the [House] of Representatives of 3 March 1797 I am required [to lay] before them within the first Week in January ne[xt] an abstract of the names of all receivers of Public m[oney] from 1 January 1791 to 1 January 1797. In order to prevent your name [from] appearing as a delinquent, I have to request you without delay account for the monies you rec[eived] producing the necessary Vouchers or refunding the balance to the Treasurer of the United States. Your immediate attention to th[is] object is particularly requested. Sam^o H^m Simmons Acc^t