Capt Pattersons for - - - - - - - 460 ²⁶/100 D^s Augustus De Grasse - - - - - 227 ⁵⁰/100 D^r: 687 ⁷⁶/100 amounting to Six hundred eighty seven Dollars &76 Cents which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office— I am &c William Simmons— Mich^l G Houdin — Department of War Accountants Office Sir May 24^th 1794 Your letter of the 9^th Inst to Sam^l Hodgdon — Esq^r together with Sundry Vouchers for Store Rent have been handed to me, since which I have had all your Accounts and Vouchers Examined and stated and after Crediting you for the Am^t of said Vouchers There appears a balance against you of 274 ¹⁰/100 for which you are held accountable on the Books of this Office — A Statement thereof and an Abstract of the inadmissible charges you will receive enclosed. I am &c William Simmons — Capt Jacob Sloughs Department of War Accountants Office Sir May 24 1794 I have to Request that you will have the — Bonds signed as was intended by Matthias Sloughs Son — that I may be enabled to Report the same to the Secretary of Wars. I am &c William Simmons — W^m H Grover Esq^r Department of War Accountants Office Sir May 26 1796— I Received your letter inclosing one to you from Col^e Dekeysery wherein he requests to be furnished Copy's of sundry papers on file in this Office and that a Record be made of the time the Claim was presented, that he may at some future period, memorial Congress — In reply to the first, I am of Opinion that any further informations cannot be given other than he has already been furnished with — secondly, if his Claim had been filed at the time you presented it it would be considered barred as The Act of Congress of 27 March 1792 suspended the limitations acts so far only as respected personal Services which form but a small part of his account and for which it appears the United States have already advanced the Money I am &c William Simmons — Capt Edw^d Hillery Department of War Middletown Accountants Office Connecticut May 24 1794 Sir Your account and Vouchers agreeable to your Statement have been under examination and a Balance is found due you of 99 ⁵⁰/100 D^rs which differs from your Statement 3 ⁴²/100 — as appears by the enclosed list of differences — The above balance will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office to be opposed to the other Monies you have received from this Office — I am &c Wm Simmons —