[Endorsed: Mr Semmons, Accountant in the War Offi[ce], Philadelphia; John Edwards Jun, 11^th March, k.y.] Shelby 11^th November 1797 Mr Semmons accountant to the war office Sir A few days past reed your favour requesting me to make a settlement of [undecipherable: moneys?] reed on accounts of Militia Services done in this Country as [I] informed you once before General Knox put this mony into my hand to pay off [for] those Sevices the Several Individuals to whome mony was due at the same time gave me Instructions to advertise on the Kintucky papers which I did a [undecipherable] number of the persons came in a few weeks and reed their mony others being more scattered [and] some Having Left the State came in but very slowly but as I Kept an office open in Bourbon they continued to come receive their mony as usual untell [undecipherable] Instructions from your department to discontinue the payment and [forward] the papers for settlement I took them on to you with the Second [undecipherable] that had Superintended the [undecipherable] [page missing] own Expence I never was Interested in [undecipherable] all time already to render the Ballance that may remain in my hands when called on agreable to [the laws] Congress may [prescribe] and have the Honour to be with Great Respect your Humblest John Edwards Jun --- [Enclosure] [Docketed: Mem. of loans made to the Kentucky Militia for service in 1791] A memorandum of money paid by John Edwards Esq^r. to the Kentucky Militia which served in the year 1791 Dolls Cents Paid to Capt Bla[ze]n Ashleys Comp^y 283 . 23 Capt [Boden?] Thompsons Comp^y 179 . 73 Capt Thomas McClanahans Comp^y 107 . [50] Capt [Byram?] [Boutt?] Comp^y 98 . [50] Lieu^t John Blaine Comp^y 4 . 70 [undecipherable] Comp^y 8 . 77 Ensign Robert Knox Comp^y [undecipherable] Dolls Cents Lieu^t [undecipherable] Jones Comp^y [undecipherable] 602 . 12 paid to Barr & Greenup in Philadelphia 250 — [undecipherable] for Rations [undecipherable] mentioned Militia as [per Receipt?] 199 . 20 [undecipherable]derson for Rations furnish[ed] mentioned Militia as [per Receipt?] 78 . 4 Total [1137?] . 12 October 20^th 1794 Teste John S. Jones Atrue Coppy For John Edwards Esq^r.