Jabez Bowen Esq^r Commissioner of Loans, Providence R. I. Accountants Office April 2^d 1798. Sir On Settlement of Cap^to John Pierces account at this Office in October last the sum of fifty Dollars was charged to his debit in consequence of being informed that you held his order to receive that sum out of his pay, I request you will please to inform me if you are now in posession of the order or if not, thro what channel you have received payment. I am &c W^m Simmons Act^t Mr. Augustus DeGrasse Temp^y Eng^r Charleston Accountants Office April 2^d 1798. June 1^st Sir I received your letter of the 21 last enclosing your account for compensation as Temporary Engineer from 1 October 97 to 31 March 1798; the amount of the first three Months was remitted to the Supervisor the 15 Ult^o, the amount of the last viz^t January, February, & March 1798 being two hundred & twenty five Dollars you will receive as usual from Daniel Stevens Supervisor at Charleston on giving him the necessary receipts for the same I am &c W^m Simmons Act^t Daniel Stevens Esq^r Supervisor Charleston S^o C^a Accountants Office April 3^d 1798. June 1^st Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred & twenty five Dollars which you will be pleased to pay to Augustus DeGrasse Temporary Engineer at Charleston it being for his compensation from 1 January to 31 March 1798; & take his duplicate Receipts for the same I am &c W^m Simmons [Page 261 YPU01]