Captⁿ Cornelius Lyman                          Accountants Office 2^d U.S. Regiment-                         March 2^nd 1797 Springfield Massachusetts Sir I received your letter of the 21^st Ult^o.; William Allens Pay has been made up from the 1 Sep. 1796/ the time he was last p^d/ to the 28^th Feb^y 1797- inclusive, being six Months and the amount Twenty Four Dollars has been paid to your Brother the Hon. W^m Lyman, who is to transmit the said Williams Allens Receipt for the same to this Office- I am &c W^m Simmons Acct.