Edward Carrington Supervisor, Richmond— Accountants Office [strikethrough: February 25, 1798] May 22^d — Sir, The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of three hundred & six Dollars which you will be pleased to pay to Captain Richard S Blackburn at Fort Norfolk taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for the due application of the same being for pay of himself, Lieut & John Saunders & James Triplett, Cadets Peter Lambkin & Thomas Blackburn, Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell (including forage) and the non comm^d Officers & Privates of the detachment under his command for Feb^y 1798 I am &^c W Simmons Acc^t Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor, New York Accountants Office [strikethrough: April 4, 1798] May 22^d 1798 Sir, The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred & thirty eight Dollars & ⁷⁰/₁₀₀ which you will be pleased to pay to Lieut^t David Hale at Ellis's Island taking the necessary receipts for the same, holding him accountable being for pay of himself & the Recruits under his command for February 1798 I am &^c W Simmons Acc^t John Chester Esq^r Supervisor, Wethersfield Accountants Office 1798 Sir, The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred & sixty three Dollars, and eleven Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Capt Edwards M^c [undecipherable: Ilvaine] Middletown taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable