David Henley Esquire A&I D Knoxville Tennessee                                                          Accountants Office                                                                                  January 26. 1798 Sir I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] N.B. If you will refer to your instructions as Paymaster you will find sufficient authority to call any Officer to account who stands charged with Publick monies — This authority may with much propriety be exercised as respects M^r Marks — It is my earnest desire to settle without any loss of time all outstanding Publick monies by calling the Officers to account with the different agents of the United States — I trust therefore you will use all the means in your power to effect it & if you meet with any difficulty a [?] application may be made to the Commanding Officer who will enforce your demand by a General order — I herewith send you a temporary supply of blank Muster & Pay Rolls, and Inspection Returns — I will embrace the earliest opportunity of supplying you with an additional number — in the mean time every post shall convey a small number to prevent any great Bulk in the Mail — I am^p W Simmons