[139] Cap^tn Daniel Britt Department of W^ar Accountants Office July 14^th 1796 Sir, In the absence of the Accountant I have to request your attendance at this office for the purpose of making a final settlement of your accounts. — The Clerk who has been on the examination of them being about to leave the office in a few Days, it would be a desirable thing to have them settled before that takes place. I am &c Peter Hagner Princ^l Clk A C. Nicholas Fish Esq^r Department of W^ar Supervisor New york Accountants Office Sir, July 14^th 1796 I received George Flemings rect for seventy one dollars and six cents, which will be passed to your credit on the Books of this office. Also your No which has been examined and find there is due to you for your commission on receiving and paying monies from this Department between the 2^d of April and the 24^th June 1796, the sum of one hundred and one Dollars and forty three cents, which sum will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States, and for which you will please to forward your rec^t. I am &c In absence of the Accountant Peter Hagner Princ^l Clk A C. Accountants Office July 16, 1796 Caleb Swan Esq^r P. M. G. Sir, In the absence of the Accountant I have to refer you to his last of the 11^th ult^o — since which no letter has been received from you. I now enclose you an extract in continuation taken from the Muster Books from the 10^th of June to the present day — Captain Gauen has