closed on the books of this Office. If any of the Officers or Privates are in your neigh[undecipherable] you will please procure a certificate from them stating [undecipherable] that they were paid, and that they were of opinion th[undecipherable] amount you claim a credit for, was duly disbursed by [undecipherable] conformably to the respective charges in the said Pay [undecipherable] I am &c [undecipherable] Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountants Of[undecipherable] Supervisor Richmond, V^a App^t [undecipherable] May 22^d Sir The Treasurer of the United [undecipherable] remit you the sum of Two hundred & seventy six Dollars, w[undecipherable] you will be pleased to pay to Cap^t Richard S Blackburn [undecipherable] Fort Norfolk taking the necessary receipts holding him accou[undecipherable] for the due application of the same being for the pay of hi[undecipherable] and the Detachment under his command for March 179[undecipherable] I am &c W[undecipherable] Cap^t Rich^d S Blackburn Accountants Offi[undecipherable] Fort Norfolk, near Norfolk V^a App^t [undecipherable] May 22^d Sir The Muster and Pay rolls of the [undecipherable] under your command for March 93 contained in Lieu^t [undecipherable] to me of the [undecipherable] have gone under the necessary examination [undecipherable] found free of error, you will accordingly receive the amount [undecipherable] Two hundred & seventy six dollars from Edward Carrington Es[undecipherable] Richmond on your giving them the necessary receipts holding yours[undecipherable] for the due application of the same I am &c [undecipherable]