War Department Accountants Office May 10 1793 Sir I have this day Rec^d your letter of the 28 Ult^o as also the Warrants N^o 40 & 45 amounting with the accompanying Bills to $795 ditto. I/100 — D^r Professor in your calculation of pay that you introduce the fractional parts of a Cent this method of being basing I fear will ultimately lead to Error and prevent the Works from [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] from. I therefore request you will either entirely omit the fractional parts, or when they may happen to occur allow the fraction to the two thirds of a Cent and drop the one thirds entirely — This method is generally adopted at the Treasury and is [undecipherable] nearly equal — General Posey will I expect leave this on monday, he will take with the pay of the Troops for [undecipherable] [strikethrough: 1 Months] of February — 3000 dollars on a/c of arrears of Subsistence & 2400 dollars to pay said [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for 90 days in 1793 or may be called into Service below the great Kenhaway. I have an Idea there must be great arrears of Subsistence due the officers for 91 & 92. I therefore will