[271] Lieut^t Saunders for Two hundred & ninety nine Doll and D. Petteson Surjeons Mate for fifty three Dollars 10. in all Three hundred Ninety three Dollars ¹⁰⁰ which su be entered to your Creait on the Books of this Office — sum of Three hundred sixty two. Dollars ⁰⁰ last remitted will hold subject to the order of Cap^t R.S. Blackburn untill a to the contrary, as I consider him the responsible person tenors of the Warrant issued by the Secretary of War. The sums of Two hundred Dollars and Fifty which you mentions in the paragraphs of your letter, will be pleased to pay as follows 200 Dolls to Lieut^t Frederick S. Claiborne at Richmond o of the Recruiting service and take his receipts to be ac -able for the same accordingly. 50 D^s to Ensign Samuel Crutchfield at the same place a account of his pay, and take his receipt to be accoun the same. Sam^tc. W^m Simmons Acc^t P Lieut^t Ferd^d. S. Claiborne Richmond, Virginia Sir Accountants Office September 7^th 1797 You will receive of Edward Carrington Eq visor at Richmond the sum of Two hundred Dollars for account of the Recruiting Service, for which you w pleased to give him your duplicate receipts holding y accountable for the due application of the same. Sam^tc. W^m Simmons Acc^t P