Edward Carrington Esq^r Department of Supervisor accountants O[ffice] Virginia September 19[undecipherable] Sir Daniel Bedinger Esquire agent of [undecipherable] at Norfolk is indebted to the United States the sum of [thr]- dred eighty eight dollars and fifteen Cents which amo[unt] is ready to refund agreeably to a letter received from hi[m] date 9[undecipherable] Inst I have therefore to request that you will [undecipherable] to make immediate application 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 day[undecipherable] to the above effect. Sam re. Wm Simmons Acct Edward Carrington Esq^r Department of War Supervisor accountants Office Richmond V[irgin]ia September 20^th 179[undecipherable] Sir I received your letter of the 13^th Inst covering receipts of Captain Alexander Gibson for . . . D[undecipherable] 36[undecipherable] & Ensign Henry Bowyer for 19[undecipherable] together five Hundred sixty Three Dollars and thirteen cents w[undecipherable] sum will be passed to the credit of your account on the Books [undecipherable] Office. I wrote you on the 9^th Inst that the two Hundred [undecipherable] was to be paid to Lieut Claiborne & the fifty dollars to Ens[undecipherable] Sam re. Wm Simmons acct