M^r John S. Schon Accountants O[ffice] late Paymaster to Col. Cresaps Reg^t October 17^th 179[7] Virginia Militia — Moorfields. Sir In an abstract of monies advanced by Presley Ne[ville] Paymastergeneral to the militia called out to suppress an ins[ur]-rections that took place in the western counties of Pennsylvania in the year 1794, you stand charged with monies paid to you by him pursuant to Warrants in your favor for the pay of Col. Cresaps Regiment of Virginia Militia employed in said expedition, and as no vouchers have hitherto been transmitted to this Office to exonerate you from these advances I have to request your immediate attention in rendering such as you possess or can obtain in a short time properly stated—and in case of a deficiency, to refund the balance unaccounted for in your hands to the Treasurer of the United States. I am under the necessity to be the more urgent in requesting your attention to this object in consequence of a Resolution of Congress of the 8 march last directing me to furnish an abstract by the first mile in January next of the names of the receivers of public monies unaccounted for. In rendering your accounts you will be particular in stating an account current charging the monies received and crediting the expenditures made agreeably to the Pay rolls and accounts you were furnished with; also filing the receipts with the accounts with corresponding numbers, which are to accompany the account current— that of the sums remaining in your hands unappropriated is also to be furnished. Your particular attention is required to these objects as Col. Neville the P. M. G. has been furnished with directions to attend to the settlement of all the accounts relative to that expedition, and is to attend for the purpose on the 15^th November next, before which time I flatter myself your accounts and vouchers will be regularly furnished and examined in this Office and the amount passed to its proper