Kentucky Jeffer Co^ty 6^th Jan^y 97 Sir I do myself [the] honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13^th [undecipherable] with notice of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the [undecipherable] of March last, [undecipherable] an abstract of the names of all the Receivers of Public Money, from the first of January 1791, to the first of Janu[ary] [undecipherable], which by [undecipherable] or other [undecipherable] [undecipherable: made] to the [undecipherable] of any person or [undecipherable] on me about the Middle of [undecipherable] last. [undecipherable] as was your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [months?] having elapsed from the [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of your letter [undecipherable] as not to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] with which [undecipherable] your [undecipherable]. Inclosed [you will?] receive vouchers for the [appropriations?] at the [sums?] [undecipherable] by me for the payment of the [undecipherable] [of this?] [County?] for the years 1792 - 93 - & 94. The pay rolls lodged in [your?] Office will afford [undecipherable] proof of the amount of those sums. [I have?] no [desire?] [or?] [occasion?] of appearing as a [debtor?] or to [avoid?] or [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] which, [undecipherable] in my hands; I would do more than [submit?] my receipts — the only [undecipherable] proof of the [propriety?] of my [conduct?]) to the [undecipherable] [out?] of that [undecipherable] the public [undecipherable]. After [examining?] my acts & finding them right I hope you will have no objection to giving me a quietus I have the honor to be Sir y^r mo. ob^t. Serv^t. W^m. Simmons Esq^r. Acct. John Thurston [Kentucky Jefferson County] [John Thurston] [6 January 179—] [Rec^d 23 Feb] [Ans. 2 March] [Addressed to: McDonn[undecipherable] Linton Esq^r] [Col. D[undecipherable]]