Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Supervisor Boston Sir I received your letter of the 18^th Inst enclosing the receipt of George Blaghorn 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^r 687/100 which sum will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c W^m Simmons Acct^r Capt. Rich^d. S Blackburn Fort Norfolk — V^a Sir 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: Amount stated by you for July 356⁴⁴/100 &for aug 322⁵³/100 is 678.97 From which deduct Pay of Charles Spalding not receipted .... 8. " Ben^jr Notor . . . . do . . . . 4.77 " Matthew Madden . . . . do . . . . 8.— " William Hughes . . . . do . . . — 2.32 " Forman Briston . . . . do . . . — 1.3 " Isaac Smith . . . . — do — . 77 " Fielding Harding . . . — do . . — .23 " John Millroy . . . . — do . . . — 1. 6 " David Griffiths . . . . . do . . . — .13 " Thomas Reeder . . . . — do . . . — .13 carried forward D^r 26 .44