Lieut^t Horatio R. Dayton of the Corps of Art^y & Eng^rs. Department of War Accountants Office August 25^th 1797 Sir, You stand charged on the Books of this Office with monies received by you and which remain yet to be accounted for. ___ Pursuant to a Resolve of the House of Representatives of 3 March 1797 I am required to lay before them within the first Week in January next___ an abstract of the names of all receivers of public monies from 1^st January 1791 to 1^st January 1797. ___ In order to prevent your name from appearing as a delinquent I have to request you will without delay account for the monies you received either by producing the necessary Vouchers or refunding the balance to the Treasurer of the United States. Your early attention to this object is particularly requested. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acc^t. D^r Andrew Hunter — To the United States 1795 July 1^st For amount Warrant N^o 480 to Samuel Lewis on account of the Board &c of H. Abel. . D^rs 50 -, The above charge stands on the Books of this Office for Boarding H. Abel an Indian Youth being desirous to close as many accounts as possible [before] the first Week in January next. I request you will [be] pleased to inform me whether I am to close that [account] by an immediate transfer to the Contingencies of Indian Department. Department of War Accountants Office August 25^th 1797 Wm Simmons The Secretary of War Acc^t. Bennet Pemberton Major of Militia. Department of War Accountants Office August 25^th 1797 Woodford County Kentucky Sir You stand charged on the Books [of this] Office with monies received by you and which re[main] yet to be accounted for. Pursuant to a Resolve of the Hou[se of] Representatives of 3 march 1797 I am required to lay [before] them within the first Week in January next___ [an] abstract of the names &c of all receivers of public [monies] from 1 January 1791 to 1^st January 1797. In order to prevent your name [from] appearing as a delinquent I have to request you with-out delay account for the monies received either by [produ]cing the necessary Vouchers or refunding the balan[ce to] the Treasurer of the United States. Your immediate attention