Capt Cornelius Lyman Presque Isle Sir Accountants Office May 31 1799 In answer to your letter of the 1 Inst I have to inform you that it is [undecipherable: proper/necessary] to the [undecipherable: fullness/settlement] of your accounts that you should receive written evidence of the instructions you [undecipherable: had]; [undecipherable] relative as to the persons for which [undecipherable] were to be [undecipherable] upon their [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] on their former [undecipherable], which when obtained you will please forwards to this Office as a further voucher for your [undecipherable: accounting] account— Sam E W. Simmons [Acct?] M^r Joseph Perkins Harpers Ferry V^a Sir June 1 1799 I received your letter of the 22 ult[undecipherable: imo] [undecipherable: enclosing] John [undecipherable: Machin]'s receipt for [undecipherable: twelve] thousand [undecipherable: dollars], which will be [undecipherable: entered] to his debit on the Books of this Office— Sam E W. Simmons [Acct?] Lieut^t [undecipherable: Walter] F. [undecipherable: Deveraux] Savannah Georgia Sir June 1 1799 I received your letter of the 8 ult[undecipherable: imo] [undecipherable: enclosing] [undecipherable: Duplicate] receipts for bounty paid by you which will be filed with those before received, subject to [undecipherable: future] [undecipherable: examination] [undecipherable]— Sam E A. Simmons [Acct?]