[James O'Hara, In^s D—] [to] War Department, Feb 9. 93 I have received yours of the 1^st Instant with its enclosures which I will thoroughly examine.— I was in hopes from former Directions that all your accounts & vouchers for the Year 1792 would have been forwarded to the Treasury for examination & Settlement. This hope arose from what has been formerly expressed on the Subject. & that in pursuance thereof you had previously ordered the accounts from a distance to be made up and transmitted to you, in that you could have made out a general Account. Nothing will be more satisfactory to the President of the United States, & the Secretary of the Treasury and myself than a punctual Settlement of your Accounts, and permit me to add — nothing will excite more Dissatisfaction and uneasiness than a protracted Settlement. Knowing thus the Sentiment of the Government, you will govern yourself accordingly.— The abstracts of monthly disbursements to be continued.— M^r. Belle has again lately drawn for, 3,390 Dollars without advice.— The whole Sum he has drawn for since this 1^st of October Amounts to 13,030 Dollars.— You must exact this preceding — the money must pass through you, and you must be answerable that he has a proper Sum to execute the objects directed to the Commander in Chief.— I shall apply to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 20,000 Dollars, to be issued to your Agent Samuel Hodgdon — but as the Appropriation Belle has not passed the Congress yet for the present year I apprehend some difficulties. I am Sir Your humble Servant H. Knox S. of War.