W.D. Accountants Office March 21^st 1794 Sir Considerable deviations from the system prescribed by the Comptroller of the Treasury appearing in the transactions of the paymaster of the troops which however may be palliated by circumstances, nevertheless prevents me from officially acting on a great proportion of his accounts, and before they can be finally closed no doubt his attendance will be necessary. The settlement of the Sub paymasters is a leading step in this business, measures have been taken to collect their accounts and vouchers to be transmitted to this office, and if they have executed the business regularly their personal attendance may be dispensed with — excepting Lieu^t Daniel Britt paymaster of Sub Legion to whom the paymaster of the Troops seems partly to have transferred his duty to a certain period; the admission of the paymasters advances to him therefore depends on the passage of his accounts which are for the expenditure of upwards of Ninety thousand dollars since May 1792 — I have therefore to request Sir that you would be pleased to direct M^r Britt as soon as may be to come forward for the purpose of settling his accounts — I am Sir &c Joseph Howell The Secretary of War —