Lieut John Knight 2^d Chester Town, Maryland Accountants Office July 5. 1798. Sir You will receive from John Kilby Esq. Supervisor Baltimore the sum of two hundred Dollars, for which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable being for the Recruiting service Sam &c W. Simmons Acct [undecipherable] The Sec. & of War Sir Accountants Office July 5. 1798. As the compensation to be allowed to M^r [undecipherable] agent for paying the Militia of Maryland in 1794 is not fixed upon by law and his instructions not being sufficiently explanatory on that head I shall not be able to close his accounts until you may be pleased to decide thereon His accounts have been examined & if you should deem it necessary in order to fix the quantum of compensation to be allowed him, I will transmit the several abstracts &c exhibiting the amount of his payments to the Militia aforesaid, for your inspection Sam &c W. Simmons Acct [undecipherable] Ensign J Richmond New Brunswick N.S. Sir Accountants Office July 7^th 1798 I have received your letter enclosing one for Cap^t McCleary which I have had delivered to him Sam &c W. Simmons