of the Troops for August & September on a Draft on the Branch Bank of Charleston to be negotiated and the money placed on the Hands of W. Bowman, and on the 3.^d Inst. one thousand one hundred and eleven dollars & 10 Cts being for difference of pay Subsistence and forage of sundry officers in a similar draft to be negotiated and paid in the manner I have to request that you will immediately on receipt of remittances from this department give information thereof — I have this moment received your letter of 12.^th July covering M.^r Hargrave's receipt for 3500 dollars remitted to you — I am not a little suprized at your silence in respect to the other remittance and I am at a loss to conclude whether or not any accident has happened — From what is herein stated you will no doubt be impressed with the necessity of a prompt attention to the remittances from this Department. John Matthews Esq.^r I am Sir &c Supervisor, Washington, Georgia. Joseph Howell [W.D. Accountants Office Sir. September 10.^th 1794 I have this day received your letter of] 16.^th Inst. with its enclosures — The Secretary of War is absent on a tour to the Eastward, I have written to the Secretary of the Treasury respecting the pay of Captain Amstruther Parsons and I apprehend an arrangement will be made for remitting the money perhaps by the next Mail — I am greatly surprized that you had not received the money remitted to M.^r Matthews on the 13.^th of May — Some accident has happened and as I presume you have had the same impression, you no doubt have taken measures to trace the matter and I request you to report me the results of your investigation — I inclose duplicates of my letter of 15.^th Inst. by which it will appear that several remittances are passing through the same channel — The remittance of the 13.^th of May being partly on Bank had notes as appears by the subjoined memorandum — I have lodged your Signature with the Bank of the United States a check, in case they are presented for payment, the Cashier is of opinion that it would be well for you to add the initials A. W.D. to your endorsements of the notes in like manner as you sign your letter, notwithstanding the body of the notes are filled with