Fort Oswego July 3^d 1798 Sir, I have enclosed to Mess^rs Bleechers of Albany my Subsistence account amounting to 221.33 Dollars, with a request on the same for you to pay [undecipherable] their account. I trust that there will be no impropriety in this arrangement and hope that they may receive the amount. I am Sir Y^r Ob^t Ser^t [signature] [Lieu^t N. [undecipherable] has received [undecipherable] permission to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] Simmons— [undecipherable]] [Address: Williams Simmons Esq^r / Accountant Department of war / [undecipherable]] [Endorsement: Fort Oswego [undecipherable] / Lieu^t [undecipherable] / Receiv^d [undecipherable] 43.35 / Amount [undecipherable] 273 / Answered [undecipherable] 273]