[20] A Alexan.^r De Leyritz Esq^r Ass.^t Temp.^y Engineers Baltimore Department of [War] Accountants' [Office] March 19[undecipherable] Sir I have received your [let-] 15.^th Instant enclosing yours account — and are still in[undecipherable] act thereon in consequence of not having any docum[ents in] this Office to authorise the charges you make of [five] dollar[s] from the 5.^th of August last, if you should be in po[ssession of] a letter from the Secretary of War allowing you [pay at] that rate, I will thank you to transmit a copy ther[eof to this] Office when immediate attention will be paid to the a[ccount and] of the Account and the Balance due will be remit[ted accord-] ingly. I am Sir J[undecipherable] William [undecipherable] A Nathan.^l Gorham Esq.^r Boston Department of W[ar] Accountants' [Office] 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[tered on] the Books of this Office accordingly. I am Sir J[undecipherable] William [undecipherable] A The Comptroller of the Treasury Department of [War] Accountants[' Office] March [undecipherable] Sir Enclosed you will receiv[e undecipherable] signed by Blakely & Vance for three hundred thirty [undecipherable] forwarded to this Office by the Collector at Wilmington [undecipherable] as no monies have been advanced from this Departmen[t] [undecipherable]