[20] A Alexan^t De Leyritz Esq^r Department of [undecipherable] Ass^t Temp^y Engineer Accountants' [undecipherable] Baltimore March 19[undecipherable] Sir I have received your [undecipherable] 15^th Instant enclosing yours account — and am still in[undecipherable] act thereon in consequence of not having any docum[undecipherable] this Office to authorise the charge you make of [undecipherable] dollar[undecipherable] from the 5^th of August last, if you should be in pos[undecipherable] a letter from the Secretary of War allowing you [undecipherable] that rate, I will thank you to transmit a copy there[undecipherable] Office when immediate attention will be paid to the a[undecipherable] of the Account and the Balance due will be remitt[undecipherable] ingly. — I am Sir J[undecipherable] William [undecipherable] A Nathan^l Gorham Esq^r Department of [undecipherable] Boston Accountants' [undecipherable] March 19^th Sir Your letter of the 10^th [undecipherable] I have received enclosing two receipts one from [undecipherable] Greaton for Ninety Dollars — and one from John [undecipherable] for five hundred Dollars which sums will be en[undecipherable] the Books of this Office Accordingly. I am Sir J[undecipherable] William [undecipherable] A The Comptroller Department of [undecipherable] of the Treasury Accountants[undecipherable] Sir March [undecipherable] Enclosed you will receiv[undecipherable] signed by Blakely [undecipherable] Vance for three hundred thirty [undecipherable] forwarded to this Office by the Collector at Wilmington [undecipherable] as no monies have been advanced from this Department [undecipherable]