Richmond June 29^th 1797 Dear Sir                                                                                                            P. After two letters the last of which is of the 19 air received D^or Middleton's claim cannot be granted on his present certificates. I shall write to him Enclosing a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Carrington be deficient I hope the [undecipherable] of the Office goes on well and that my presence can be dispensed with for a longer time than was expected and I hope also that M^r [undecipherable] will soon join you. my Compliments to the Gentlemen of the Office and remain with regard &a — Pierce M^r Swan By [undecipherable] direction --- Annapolis June 30^th 1797 Sir I received your letter on the subject of [undecipherable] claims the Maryland Line the abstracts made out by me which you mention was executed with as much accuracy as was in my power from the papers and vouchers I could command — it was a work of labour & I presume is not wide from the true State of the cases. I left the balances to be struck on a supposition the account would undergo a revision in M^r Pierce's office the account I presented as being authentic as you will see by my letter to M^r Pierce on the subject which was some time in [undecipherable signature]