[Outer wrapper; largely undecipherable; appears to contain postal endorsements and address notations] Washington, December 4^th 1794 [undecipherable] September [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the remittance [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and, with [some?] [circumstances?] attending the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Mr. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] my knowledge [undecipherable] in this [undecipherable] Major [Herrien?] the Inspector of the port of Savannah, [undecipherable: satisfying?] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [some?] [forms?], if needed, (as [he] had [authorized?] to do so,) that if any communication from the Savannah [undecipherable] should contain information [undecipherable] relative to the business & immediately under [his] directions he might have the earliest Information, but upon finding it [undecipherable] [then?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in Savannah [undecipherable] Major [Herrien?] [undecipherable] and proposed forwarding it by him to Mr. Freeman, but he was not willing to take the [issue?] of it upon himself after which return to [undecipherable] a letter was forwarded from Mr. Freeman notifying [him?] of the money being [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] Charleston, which letter I Received some [time?] on [undecipherable] well as my [undecipherable], it being the first know- ledge I had of the [matter?], and, as I could not see the propriety [Draw in favor?] of Mr. Freeman because I had not Received your [letter?] [undecipherable] in [the?] regard to the [appropriations?], nor [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [bills?] [were made payable?] to be [going?] to myself, they would have required my [Indorsement?] before they could [have] been transferred, I therefore [undecipherable] [the next?] [post?] wrote to Major [Herrien?] to forward the money [immediately?], and waited [for?] the [return?] of the [post?], but not Receiving any answer, I [found?] it necessary to go to Savannah for the money, which was afterwards paid to Mr. Freeman as [soon?] as convenient [safety?] [could?] [warrant?], [which?] [Receipts?] [I make no doubt?] [you have ob-] tained before this time. The bills upon the Bank of Charleston I have paid to Mr. Freeman, and also forwarded you a receipt for the same; which [bills?] did not come to my hand [undecipherable] [the right?] Day [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [will?] [undecipherable] [By?] order [of?] Freeman —— [The?] [sum?] [of?] five hundred Dollars in part [of?] [the?] [Directed?] to Major [Herrien?], [received?] at the same time, which [I have?] [undecipherable] but not yet [turned?] to [Record?]. —— The other sum [of?] [undecipherable] [I have?] [now?] [remitted?] in [Post?] bills [and?] Received yesterday, and have this Day for- warded the same to Mr. Freeman —— Your most obedient Humble Servant Jn Mathews Supervisor of the Revenue Mr. Joseph Howell Accountant War Department