Secretary of War on the subject, to which you are requested immediately to attend— This I suppose will procure for Major Freeman his demand on the Bank, if however any obstacle should prevent his receiving it, you will be pleased to inform him that I shall furnish him with the sum I had ordered him when he calls here for his instructions, and to make no stay in Philadelphia in waiting till it can be regularly advanced. Sam^ro. W^m Simmons Acct^t M^r Thomas Farley Accountants Office Fort Fidius near Geo^o Town Geo^a October 17. 1797 Sir I received your letter dated 13^th Sep^t last and in reply thereto, I had prior to its arrival (by having the old unsettled accounts in this Office searched) been enabled to make the necessary entries to close your account: you are therefore exonerated from every charge on the Books of this Office Sam^ro. W^m Simmons Acct^t Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Accountants Office Super^r Boston October 17^th 1797 Sir I duly received your letter of the 11^th Instant enclosing Cap^t Samuel Nicholson's receipt for three hundred thirty five dollars &c: which sum will be passed to the credit of your account on the Books of this Sam^ro. W^m Simmons Ac^t