John Kelty Esq^r Baltimore Sir I received a letter from your Office of the 28. covering Lieut [undecipherable] McKnight's receipt for Two hundred Dollars which will be entered on the Books of this Office as usual — I am &^c W Simmons Acct S^r Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor Richmond Accountants Office August 2^d 1795 Sir I have received your letter dated 26 Inst. enclosing the receipts of Cap^tn Samuel Eddins for two hundred Dollars on account of the Recruiting service, which sum will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office — I am &^c W Simmons Acct^r Cap^t Richard S. Blackburn For Norfolk near Norfolk Virginia — Sir Accountants Office August 2^d 1798. I received your letter of the 19 Inst. enclosing Cadet T. B. Blackburn for 56 Dollars for his pay [undecipherable] 1 October 1797 to the 30 April 98 being 7 months, His pay however [for] that period at 7 Dollars p^r month (which is the pay of a cadet) amo[unts] to 49 Dollars only, this sum therefore has been passed to your credit as [undecipherable] the sum of the sum of Dollars 376.87 for amount of your Recruiting account for expenditures made in pursuit of Deserters — Your account, being stated (as [per] enclosed copy) for your gov[undecipherable]