Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor Richmond Virginia Accountants Office November 20^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 22^d Instant enclosing the receipts of Captain Richard S Blackburn for two hundred and seventy five Dollars &c and Lieut^t Frederick L Claiborne for two hundred Dollars which sums will be entered to your credit on the books of this Office. The 76 Dollars you have retained from Lieut^t Boyer may be remitted to the Treasurer of the United States Sam^l &c W Simmons Act^s --- Caleb Swan Esq^r Pay Master General D^troit Accountants Office December 1^st 1797 Sir Herewith you will receive duplicates of my letter to you dated the 22^d Ultimo Since which I have not received any communications from your Quarter. Your attention is requisite to the contents thereof. Sam^l &c W Simmons Act^s --- M^r Abner Ritchie Frederickstown Maryland Accountants Office December 21 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 26 Ultimo enclosing your account current, which will be compared with the Vouchers for payments made by you to Col^o Carlisle's Regiment deposited in this Office the 24 ultimo. Sam^l &c W Simmons Act^s