Lieu^t Peter Shoemaker Accountants Office Baltimore, Maryland September 16. 1797 Sir Agreably to the request of M. Jenning[s] on your behalf, you will receive herewith some blank receipt rolls, your want of blank inlistm[ent] has been made known by him at the War of- fice. I am &c W^m Simmons Acc^t Lieu^t Rob. Purdy Department of War of the 4^th Reg^t. Accountants Office Camps near Knoxville. 2 September 16^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 11^th Ultimo covering a Copy of your account current as given to Caleb Swan Esq^r Paymaster General in which you appears to owe the United States the sum of Forty D^s on examination of the original transmitted by the said P.M.G. accompanied with vouchers, I find a balance due by you of Eighty six dollars the dif- ference forty six dollars arises from the want of vouchers for payments made to sundry recruits p^r annexed account and which cannot be admitted to your credit till you send on the receipts or sufficient evidence of your having paid the same — Am[oun]t acc[oun]t Statements of D. Purdy ————————————— $80 40 add — 4^th Bounty &c 2 Py — ———————————————— no receipt — 6 — Bounty & premium of D. Green, P. M. Govern ——————————— $— 4° — Ch. Martin & P. Ramer each 10 D[ollar]s ————————————— 20 — 6 $98 6 William Simmons