Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Supervisor Boston Sir Accountants Office October 27^th 1797 I received your letter of the 18^th Inst enclosing the receipt of George Blagham for five hundred dollars and that of Caleb Gibbs for One hundred eighty seven dollars 4/100 being for their respective compensations from the 1 July to 30^th September 1797 inclusive, both amounting to D^s 687/100 which sum will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c W^m Simmons Acct^r --- Cap^t Rich^d S Blackburn Fort Norfolk — V^a Sir Accountants Office October 27^th 1797 I received under a blank cover two receipt rolls for pay of yourself and detachment for July and August 1797 from which the following [strikethrough: deductions] have been made — viz^t Amount stated by you for July 355⁴⁷/100 & for Aug 322⁵⁰/100 is 678.97 From which deduct Pay of Charles Spalding not receipted .... 8. " Benj^r Notar . . . . do . . . . 4.77 " Matthew Madden . . . do . . . . 8.— " William Hughes . . . do . . - 2.32 " Forman Briston do . . . . 1.3 " Isaac Smith . . — do —— 4.77 " Fielding Harding —— do .—— .23 " John Willroy :—— do —— 1.6 " David Griffiths . . . . . do . . . . 11.13 " Thomas Reeder . . . — do —— 11.13 carried forward D^s 26.44