from Nicholas Fish Es^q Supervisor on your giv duplicate receipts for the same I am &c. W^m Simmon[s] William Darke Es^q D.M. Accountants [Office] late At^Col: Winchester Va November 9^th 179[_] Sir I received your letter of the 9^th June and in reply thereto, should you not be able to [come] to Philadelphia at the time you intend, I woul[d advise] you to send on the vouchers that they may un[dergo] the usual examination and the amount foun[d due] passed to the credit of your account. I am &c. W^m Simmons [Acct] James McHenry Es^q Accountants Office Secretary of War November 9^th 1[79_] Sir I wrote you on the 25^th ult^o. and re-quested information relative to the pay, and e[molu]ments that were to be allowed to a Major fo[r] the duty of Inspector, and which you were ple[ased to] say you would refer to the Attorney General f[or his] opinion before you gave yours — As the Paymas[ter] General cannot proceed in his payments witho[ut] this information — I have to request you will fur[nish] me therewith as early as convenient. — I am &c. W^m Simmons Acct