[52] 6 Dav^d Stevens Esq^r Accountants Office Insp^r Characters S^thD^t June 11^th 1789 Sir I received your three letter dated the 15^th ult enclosing the following receipts Viz L^t James B Strange for ............. Doll^s 3. 12 Her Sparks for ........................ 456- Cap^t Mich^l Kallahen for ........... 142. 23 D^rs 1601.35 making together Sixteen hundred one Dollars & 35^ts from which the necessary entries will be made on the Books of this Office — I am S^r W^m Simmons Acct^t Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r June 10^th 1789 Superintendent of M. S. Sir You will please see enclosed Abstract of articles purchased by Ebenezer Stevens Esq^r Agen^t for the War Dep^t in the month of March 1799, for the amount of which he will receive a credit on the Books of this Office — The vouchers for the articles purchased being sign'd by the Superintendent or lower master as evidence without delivery on Governors demand, you will judge how far the said Ebenezer Stevens is to be held accountable for the same on the Books of the Superintendent of military Stores — You will please as usual to acknowledge the receipt hereof, with the above abovementioned — I am S^r W^m Simmons Acct^t