immediate attention to this object to prevent the disgrace of having your name on the abstract of delinquents to be laid before Congress within the first week in January next pursuant to their resolve of the 3 of March last. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct^t Lieut^t David Hale D.W. Accountants Office New York November 8^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 31 Ulto covering the receipt of W^m M^cIntire for eight dollars &⁷⁰ bounty paid him which is passed to your credit and leaves a balance due by you of one dollar and thirty five cents on reference to your recruiting account of the 17 Nov 1795 I find you was not entitled to receive a credit for premium for enlisting Tristam Cole who deserted previous to being mustered the sixty five cents received by you of Nath^l Gorham Supervisor cannot be brought into the books of this Office, the error having arisen with him. I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct^t Amount premium for enlisting T. Cole, deducted he not having been mustered - - - D^r 2. This am^t recd of N.G. as above " 65 balance due the U.S. [underline: D^r 1.35]