Richmond Barracks 2^d May 1798 Sir Enclosed I do myself the honor of forwarding Duplicate Receipts signed by my late recruits for money paid them as bounty, amounting to one hundred and nineteen Dollars fifty Cents— Also duplicate receipts for monies paid to persons employed as Musicians, for their monthly pay, amounting to twenty six dollars— I am Sir with great respect & esteem Your most obt. Serv^t. Ferdinand Claiborne Lieut. 4^th. US Reg^t W^m Simmons Esq^r Accountant &^c [Cover address, written diagonally:] William Simmons Accountant Department Philadelphia [Docket, lower left corner:] [Richmond] Barracks [?] [17]98 b [?] From [undecipherable] T[?] [undecipherable] Dated May 2^d Rec^d and