them. In the mean times I forwards you Blank muster & pay Rolls, there are no other returns in this Office — The Secretary of War will direct what amount of Recruiting money shall be forwarded to you — & when this is fixed it will be remitted to Nicholas Rush supervisor Sam H^o Peter Hagner [undecipherable] Jonathan Jackson Esq. Accountants Office Supervisor Boston August 7. 1798 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred fifty four Dollars 4 ^⁰⁰, which you will be pleased to pay to John Bryant Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at Springfield on giving you his receipts for the same, it being for his Salary from 1 April to 30 June 98 including sundry expenses of the Ordnance Department — Sam H^o P. Hagner [undecipherable] M^r John Bryant Accountants Office DC.M.S. Springfield — August 7. 1798 Sir I received your letter of the 31 Ult^o enclosing your account of Salary from 1 April to 30 June 1798 and sundry vouchers for expenditures in the Ordnance Department amounting to One hundred fifty four Dollars 4 ^⁰⁰ which sum you will receive from Jonⁿ Jackson supervisor at Boston on giving him your duplicate receipts for the same Sam H^o J. Hagner