Edward Carrington Esq^r. Supervisor Virginia Sir Department of [undecipherable] accountants O[undecipherable] September 19[undecipherable] Daniel Bedinger Esquire agent of fo[undecipherable] at Norfolk is indebted to the United States the sum of thr[undecipherable] -dred eighty eight dollars and fifteen Cents which amo[undecipherable] is ready to refund agreeably to a letter received from hi[undecipherable] date 29 [undecipherable] I have therefore to request that you will b[undecipherable] to make immediate applications to him for the same, on receiving grant your receipts holding yourself acc[undecipherable] to the Department of War for said amount. I have wrote M^r Bedinger by this days [undecipherable] to the above effect. Sam re. Wm Simmons Acct