[430] Capt. Alex. Gibson Staunton Virg^a Sir Accountants Office July 6^th 1798 I received your letter of the 10 Ult^o enclosing Receipt rolls for pay of yourself & Detachment up to 21 December [y?] inclusive amounting to D^rs 275 [undecipherable], which will be passed to your [credit?] on the Books of this Office — Sam &^c H Simm^ons Acct Ensign Meriwether Lewis Charlottesville, Virginia Sir Accountants Office July 8^th 1798 I received your letter of the 22 Ult^o enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you which are filed with those before received subject to an examination hereafter on the settlement of your recruiting account — Sam &^c H Simm^ons Acct John Hilty Esq^r Baltimore Sir Accountants Office July 5^th 179[8?] The Treasurer of this United States will remit you the sum of two hundred dollars which you will be pl[eased?] to pay to Lieut. John Knight of the 2^d Regiment of Artillery, at Chester Town, taking the necessary receipts holding him accounta[ble?] being for the Recruiting service — Same &^c M Simmons St[aff?]