[Copy] [War Departm^t October 2^d 1798 The Secretary of War to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] June [undecipherable]] [[undecipherable: probable reading Enclosing] a Certificate of Capt John Heath of [undecipherable] dated — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]othing was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — a [undecipherable] to make out [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] War department October 2^d 1798 Sir, I enclose you a Certificate from Captain John Heath dated Natchez July 4 1798 setting forth that sundry articles of Clothing were due to Allen Simmons Late a Soldier in his Company and request that you would make a report to me in Writing of the monies he ought to receive for the same agreeably to the Contract prices of the several articles due to him, in order that a Warrant may issue for the amount. All claims of a similar nature that may be presented to you it will be proper that you should report on in like manner. —— I am Sir Your obed^t Servant James McHenry William Simmons Esq^r Accountant ——