use every means in your power to procure a compliance with the request contained in it. for this reason I have to beg that no time may be lost in sealing and delivering it. Sam'ge W^m Simmons Acct^t M^r James Smiley D.W. Accountants Office Nelson C. Hon^t October 25. 1797 Sir The several sums of money received by you on ac- count of Lieut^t Col^t John Caldwell, Joseph Lewis & Patrick Brown, being yet unaccounted for, altho they have been wri- tten requesting them to forward such vouchers as would en- able me to close their accounts — I have to request that you will use your influence with those Gentlemen to preva- il on them to send to this Office the necessary vouchers to sepa- rate them from the charges on the books thereof. Should th[is] not be done prior to the first week in January next their names will appear on the abstract of delinquents to be laid before Congress at that time. Sam'ge W^m Simmons Acct^t Daniel Stevens Esq^r D.W. Accountants Office Super S^t Carolina October 24^th 1797 Sir Received your letter of the 9^th Inst. enclosing and paying monies from this department in the quarter ending 30 ultt amounting to nine dollars[undecipherable] which will be remitted you as usual by the Treasurer of the United States for which you will be pleased to transmit your receit to this Office. Sam'ge W^m Simmons Acct^t