Jonathan Jackson Esquire Accountants Office Super^r Boston January 16^th 1797 Sir I received your letter of the 24 Ult^o inclosing your receipt for fourteen Dollars & Ninety seven Cents which Sum will be entered on the Books of this office Sam^l B. [strikethrough: by] W Simmons Acct^t Captⁿ William Preston Accountants Office Fincastle Virginia January 18^th 1797 Sir Agreeably to my letter No you of the 05 Inst^t your receipt roll has undergone the necessary examination & the following is the result Amount including pay of Joseph Southwell Drummer from 1^st March to 30^th June 1797 . . . . . 497. 7 from which there has been deducted pay of Ebenezer Halel Deserted . . . . 9. 46 " Jeremiah Swan Disch indirect^d . . 10. 93 " Gideon Seal . . 8^o 8^o . . . 4. 51 " Arasmus Warner 8^o 8^o . . . 7. 61 —— 32. 51 ——— 464. 56 leaving an amount four hundred Sixty four Dollars & fifty six Cents which will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office Sam W[undecipherable] W Simmons Acct^t