Jonathan Jackson Supervisor Boston Accountants Office April 27. 1798. 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 Capt^o Samuel Nicholson, and take his duplicate receipts therefor, it being for his pay from 1 January to 31 March 1798 inclusive — Sam^l S^e W^m Simmons Acct^t --- Capt^t Samuel Nicholson of the Navy of the U.S. Accountants Office April 27. 1798. Sir I recived your letter of the 26. ult^o enclosing your account of pay & Subsistence from 1 January to 31 March 98 inclusive — the latter has been suspended untill the price of the Naval Ration for 1798 is fixed by the Secretary of War; only contract, the amount of the former you will receive as we write from Jonathan Jackson Supervisor at Boston on giving him your duplicate receipts for the same — Sam^l S^e W^m Simmons Acct^t --- The Hon^ble Nath^l Macon in Congress. Accountants Office April 7. 1798. Sir In consequence of your exhibiting to this Office the Certificate of Captain William Parsons in support of the Claim of John Branham a private in the late 3 Reg^t Dragoons and being endorsed in favor of Roderick Bigelow lette Rockland County State of South Carolina 24 March 1789. upon which I have caused [page torn: 1^st May 28]