War Department Accountants Office May 10. 1793 Sir I have this day Rec.^d your letters of the 28 Ult^o as also the Warrants N^o 40 & 45 amounting to $715 dolls. 97/100 D. I perceive in your calculation with the accompanying Rolls of pay that you introduce the fractional parts of a Cent — this method of doing business I fear will ultimately lead to Error and prevent the [strikethrough: us from] Books from Balancing — I therefore to request you will either entirely omit the have fractional parts, or where 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 I Believe operates nearly equal — General Posey will I expect leave this on Monday, he will take out the pay of the Troops for the Month of February — 2000 dollars on Acc^t of arrears of Subsistence & 1800 dollars to pay such Troops [strikethrough: a copy] for 90 days in 1793 as may be called into Service below the great Kenawaas I have an Idea there must be great arrears of Subsistence due the officers for 91 & 92. I therefore with with your attention to this point & endeavor to procure the Accounts from of the officers of their arrears, & from those Accounts form an Abstract for by bringing the whole into one View it will save immense troubles — I presume it is unnecessary to specify way Roll that is sent by [strikethrough: you because] the Pay Roll on which the Warrant is granted will inform what subordinate Rolls either did or should have accompanied — I therefore consider the acknowledgement of the Rolls in which payment is made to be sufficient — but if it your wish to have a particular Return it shall be done — [strikethrough: All Vouchers are held together by me but as they will] have to travel to the Treasury Department I will not answer for them to be in the Same Order — I am Sir Your Obed^t J Nourse. P.S. I inclose Abstract of Warrants in continuation Caleb Swan Esq^r [M] Mas^r to the Troops of P^a Ult.