[left margin: Tench Francis Esquire.] War Office September 5. 1793. Sir. The inclosed letter from M^r Humphreys on the means of manning pilot fore grants for the frigates at New York and the [undecipherable] is submitted to your consideration [left margin: The Accountant of the War Department.] War Office Sept 10. 1793. Sir While Captain Richard [undecipherable] of the Navy is absent on a voyage to [undecipherable] yet it is to be understood that he is by authority from the President of the United States, on furlough, and his pay and subsistence continued to him as of present. H Knox Sec^ry [left margin: Capt. Sam^l [undecipherable]] War Office Sept 10. 1793 Sir I have received your Letter of the 3^d desiring that you may drawn your rations at Boston — There is not to my knowledge any officer for an issuing Commissary at Boston, except there should be one thereabouts there; of which I am not informed. If that case, they will not now be [undecipherable] to leave that place. It will not be expedient to employ a Commissary to supply one Officer besides no other Navy Officer draws rations at present. [left margin: Capt [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] War Office September 1[undecipherable] 1793. Sir The quarterly [undecipherable] rations to be received at [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] a prospect that [undecipherable] would [undecipherable] their under your superintendency there [undecipherable]