be the ^case I have to request that you will be pleased to give directions for furnishing me with the necessary [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] Certificates of the sums passed to the debit of each on the Books of the Treasury, of the monies advanced ^them from this Off[ice] that the accounts may be closed by transferring the sums to accounts transferred to the Books of this Treasury — Wm Simmons Acct. Richard Harrison Esq^r. Accountants Offic[e] Auditor of the Treasury March 18^th 1797 Sir I have the honor to transmit you herewith for examination at the Treasury; the accounts of the War Department for settlements made at this Office in the Quarter commencing the 1^st of October and ending the 31^st December 1796. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct. The Secretary of War Accountants Office Sir March 18^th 1797 I have called on Cap^t DeBuatte by lett[er] of the 8^th Inst. / duplicate of which I have since sent to him / requesting him to attend at this Office for the purpose of settling his accounts & refunding a large sum of money remaining in his hands— to which he has not paid the least attention. — as I understand that he has receiv[ed] a furlough, and intends leaving Town shortly, I have [to] request that you will be pleased to enforce my demand by one from you before that takes place. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acct.