Accountants Office, March 2^d 1798. Sir In the absence of the Accountant I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 20^th ul^to enclosing sundry receipts for payments made your Company, which will in turn undergo an examination and the result communicated to you. It may be proper to remark that unless these vouchers embrace the advances you received from Col. Nevill, additional vouchers must be produced or the balance must be refunded to the Treasurer of the United States, before a final settlement can be effected. Your Letter of the 27^th Nov^r 1797 was answered the 30^th of January following; when you were informed of the am^t. rec^d from Col. Nev. viz^t 1795 May 21. — 773.50 — being for the pay of your Company for the 4^th mo. 1. — 724.60 — do do 5^th. 31 — 898.97 — do do Doll^s 2397.⁰⁷ I am, Sir your obed^t Serv^t Peter Hagner Pr. Clk. Cap^t. James Singleton Frederick County near Winchester Virginia [Address panel: Cap^tn James Singleton / Frederick County near / Winchester / Virginia] [Postal markings and endorsement notations: Accountants Office / [undecipherable] / James W[undecipherable]] [Marginal note: [undecipherable] Feby [undecipherable] / who became [undecipherable] the / letter of [undecipherable] June] [Number notation: 24]