[482] John Kilty Esq^r Accountants Office Baltimore August 1^st 179[undecipherable] Sir I received a letter from your Office of the 28 covering Lieut. [undecipherable: Ilknight?]'s receipt for Two hundred Dollars which w[ill] be entered on the Books of this Office as usual. I am &^c W Simmons Acct^r Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor Richmond August 2^d 1795 Sir I have received your letter dated 26 Inst^t enclosing the receipts of Cap^t 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 Accountants Office For Norfolk near Norfolk August 2^d 1798 Virginia Sir I received your letter of the 19 Inst^t enclosing Cadet T.B. Blackburn for 56 Dollars for his pay from October 1797 to the 30 April 98 being 7 months, His pay however that period at 7 Dollars per month (which is the pay of a cadet) amounts to 49 Dollars only, this sum therefore has been passed to your credit as [undecipherable] the sum of Dollars 376.8[undecipherable] for amount of your Recruiting account for expenditures made in pursuit of Deserters — Your account being stated (as per enclosed copy) for your go[undecipherable] [Page 482 YPU01]