Accountants Office August 21^st 1797 Sir I have received your letter of the 19^th Inst^e enclosing sundry duplicate receipts for part bounty paid your recruits, which will be filed with others forwarded by you to be examined on the settlement of your Recruiting account. — With respect to your appointing or promoting one of your recruits as a Sergeant it will be necessary you should take your directions from the Secretary of War. I am Sir Your M^r Ob^t Serv^t [signature: Simmons] [address leaf:] [Wm Simmons Esqr. August 21, 1797] Accountants Office Free W^m [undecipherable] Ensign William R. Boote New Brunswick New Jersey FREI [circular stamp]