M^r Agrim Shackleford Accountants Office late Paymaster to Col: Hunters Reg^t October 17^th 1797 Virginia Militia — Toddsburry. Post Office. Sir In an abstract of monies advanced by Ashley Nevill Paymaster General to the militia called out to suppress an insurrection 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: Hunters Regiment of Virginia militia employed in said expedition; and as no vouchers have hitherto been transmitted to this Office to exonerate you from those charges 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 3^d march last directing me to furnish an abstract by the first week in January next of the names of all 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 accounts with corresponding numbers which are me to accompany the account current. A list of the sums remaining unpaid accounting for any balance remaining in your hands unappropriated is also to be