M^r Stephen Hellis Knoxville Tennessee Sir Accountants Office January 5 1798 I received your letter of the 13^th Ult^o enclosing a copy of the Waste Book of the Agent of the War Departm^t in Tennessee — Sam^ple W Simmons Acct^t Lieu^t Col^o Tho^s Butler Knoxville Tennessee Sir Accountants Office January 5 1798 I have received your letter of the 26 Ult^o accompanied by the Accounts of Cap^t Joseph Brock he will be immediately directed to settle his accounts; on being called on heretofore his reasons for not settling were his having lodged his accounts with a Major Peters this therefore is now obviated — Sam^l &^c W Simmons Acct^t Isaac Craig Esquire Pittsburg Sir Accountants Office January 5 1798 I received your letter of the 22^d Ult^mo enclosing Muster & Pay Rolls for payments made to Cap^t Thomas Lewis & Cap^t John Pierces Companies which will be examined, & if found free of Error will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office — I would suggest the propriety of your forwarding as early as convenient an Account Current shewing your receipts & payments for the last year — Sam^l &^c W Simmons Acct^t