[482] John Kelty Esq Accountants Office Baltimore August 1 179[undecipherable] Sir I received a letter from your Office of the 28. covering Lieut [undecipherable]'s receipt for Two hundred Dollars which will be entered on the Books of this Office as usual. I am &c W. Simmons Acct &c Edward Carrington Esq Accountants Office Supervisor Richmond August 3 1795 Sir I have received your letter dated 26 Inst. enclosing the receipts of Cap^tre 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 &c Cap^t Richard S Blackburn Accountants Office For Norfolk near Norfolk August 2 1798 Virginia Sir I received your letter of the 19 Inst. enclosing Cadet J B. Blackburn for 56 Dollars for his pay from 1 October 1797 to the 30 April 98 being 7 months, His pay however for that period at 7 Dollars p month (which is the pay of a cadet) amounts to 49 Dollars only, this sum therefore has been passed to your credit as o[f] 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]