Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor Richmond, Virg^a Accountants Office December 14 1797 Sir I duly received your letter of the 5 Inst. enclosing the Receipts of Captains Gibson & Blackburn amounting together, to six hundred forty one dollars & fifty two Cents which will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office. Sam^pe W Simmons Act^t The Hon^ble The Sec^y of War Accountants Office December 13 1797 Sir An account has been presented at this Office for payment — for services of John Carr in attending & taking care of Fort Washington in the State of Rhode Island from 1 Jan^y 1796 to 1 Aug 1797. @ 100 Dollars p annum is 158.50.— It appears by a letter from the Secretary of War to John S. Depp of the 7 July 1796 that he was to enquire of M^r Carr on what conditions he would undertake the care of the Works & public property appertaining thereto — To which M^r Depp replies under date of the 14 July following that M^r Carr is willing to take charge of the property & Works on the Island for the sum of One hundred Dollars p annum — as no answer of the Secretary of War to this letter appears on record I have to request that you will be pleased to inform me what Period he is to be considered in Service and at what rate of pay, that I may be enabled to examine the Account and report the same accordingly — Sam^pe W Simmons Act^t