War Department Accountants Office Feb'y 11: 1793 Sir, The bearer Doct. John F. Carmichael is charged with the conveyance of the sum of Forty eight thousand two hundred & one Dollars, being the amount of my estimate for the Pay of the [strikethrough: army] [interlined: troops to the westward] on the establishment of the United States for the months of October Novem'd & Decem't 1792, remitted agreeably to the Schedule at foot for which you will be [undecipherable line obliterated] to Sign Duplicate receipts & write me immediately on the arrival of the money — I had previously [interlined: to the receipt] of your letter of 3^d Ult^d: advanced to the order of [undecipherable] Andrews thirty [undecipherable]. Doct. [undecipherable] Clary thirty Dollars & thirty to D^r Strong, intended to be applied to their pay for the month of Jan^y last — I need great [undecipherable] from Mr Britt to induce me to make paym^t here that the same [undecipherable] certainly be refunded, [undecipherable] that Mr. Billington [undecipherable] two mo's pay, which [undecipherable] his accept, owing to [undecipherable] difficulties attending [undecipherable] a transaction — [signature] Caleb Swan Esq. P.M. of the Troops Pittsburgh Schedule of the Money remitted to Caleb Swan Esq^r. Paymaster of the Troops by the hand of Doct. [undecipherable] F. Carmichael — 72 — Post Notes @100 + 7200 } 71 " " 50. — 3550 } [Filled in the Name of C. Swan] 25 " " 30. — 750 } 216. " " 25 — 5400 } 1 — " 54 + 54 } In Post Notes Dolls — 16954 7082 Curr^t Notes — 3 Dolls 21246 Dolls 38200 Cash Specie Dolls — 10001 Doct. Carmichael has been fully Settled with up to 31 Dec^t last inclusive. — [Endorsed:] Caleb Swan Esq^r. / Pay Master / Feb^y 11, 1793 — $ 72 Post Notes @100— 7200 71. " " 50 — 3550 [Filled in the name of C. Swan] 25. " " 30 " 750 216. " " 25 " 5400 1 " " 54 " 54 In Port Notes [tot] 16,954 7082 Curr^t Notes @ 3. 21240 Dolls 38,200 Cash Specie Dollars — 10001 Am^t of Estimate Dolls 48 201 — 3550 202 3[0]02 16,800 84 17,4[undecipherable]