[Endorsement: Fort Mc Henry / 25. Octo 1798 / Statts Morris / [undecipherable] / N^o 30^th / ansd] [Address: William Simmons Esq^r / Accountant of the / War Department / Trenton / New Jersey] [postal marking: undecipherable] Fort McHenry Oct. 25. 1798 Sir I have received your letters of the 6 and 11 Ins.^t as also one of the 27 Ultt. — The money for the Recruiting Service, amounting to 300 dollars, and that for the September payment, has been received by me, and shall be accounted for. I thank you for the account of differences transmitted with your last letter and am respectfully Sir your Obed.^t Serv^t Statts Morris Capt. Comm^dg W^m Simmons Esq^r A. W. D.