David Henley Esquire A. U. D. Knoxville Tennesse Accountants Office January 8 Sir I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] — Capt. William Richard has empowered King & Crozier Merch to receive the balance due him as paymaster &c on his recruiting [undecipherable] — as those Accounts are of an extensive nature & will require some Considerable time for examination I could wish to receive from you a copy of the final settlement you made with him, as Paymas[ter] with your Ideas on the balance which may be due him as we[ll] respect this Payment — It may arrive here before I can clo[se] Accounts, indeed it will be necessary before that can take place. Sam^l B^co W Simm[s] Acct M^r Paul McDormott Knoxville Tennesse Accountants Office January 8 [undecipherable] Sir I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] on the subject of the monies standing to your debit — I must en[force] the request before made to you on that subject, by observing that a [list] of the Receivers of Publick monies has been laid before Congress & [that] they will take immediate measures for bringing those persons to ac[count] who stand indebted. You will see the necessity of your immediately [taking] steps to forward your Vouchers to this Office & I trust you will not [be] wanting in exertions to effect it — Sam^l B^co W Simm[s] A[cct]