the former — Sam^d do. W. Simmons Cl &c. The Auditor of the                                    Accountants Office Treasury Dept.                                           May 15 1798 Sir An account has been presented at this Office for the pay of Isaac Garretson as Clerk of the Navy Yard at Baltimore from 2 June 1797 to 2 may 1798. As he was appointed a considerable time before, and on enquiry finds he was paid by Samuel & Jos: Sterrets Naval Agents, I have to request that you will furnish me with a list of the payments made to him by said agents, and the periods of service annexed to each — Sam^d do. W. Simmons Cl &c. Nicholas Fish Esq^r                                Accountants Office Supervisor, New York —                            May 16 1798 Sir I received your letter of the 14 Inst. covering Sundry Receipts for payments made by you amounting to Two thousand four hundred thirty four dollars & ⁴⁶/₁₀₀, which sum will be passed to the credit of your account on the Books of this Office — Sam^d do. W. Simmons Cl &c.