[251] His Excellency Accountants Office The Governor of Nov. 11. 1796 South Carolina Sir In the absence of the Accountant I have the Honor of forwarding herewith to your Excellency— Copies of the Accounts of the State of South Carolina, which have been settled at this Office— The Originals whereof were forwarded by The Hon. W^m Smith Representative in Congress I have the Honor &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk. Capt. Rich^d S. Blackburn Accountants Office Dumfries Virginia Nov. 11^th 1796 Sir You will receive from Edw. Carrington Esq^r Sup^t of Virginia the sum of Two hundred & two Dollars & 80/100; being the Balance of your Pay & Subsistence to the 31^st Ulto. — you will therefore on receiving it, give him duplicate receipts for the same. I have allowed you 15 cents per Ration — The contract price at this for, which is the rate at which all Officers on furlough have been settled with. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk. Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountants Office Sup^t Virginia Nov. 11.^th 1796 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & two Dollars & 80/100; which you will please to pay to [252] Capt. Rich^d S. Blackburn, being for the Balance of his Pay & Subsistence to the 31^st Oct. 1796, and take his duplicate Receipts for the same. — You will also receive the sum of Sixty four Dollars & 64/100, for the Pay of Jn.^t Triplett & his men, and for the Bounty & premium of one Recruit, which sum you will please to pay to him, taking his duplicate Receipts, to be accountable. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk. Jonathan Jackson Esq^r Accountants Office Sup^t Boston Nov. 11.^th 1796 Sir In the absence of the Accountant, I have received your letter of the 13^th Inst. enclosing the receipt of Capt. Richard H. Greaton for fifty three Dollars & fifty Cents, which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk. Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office Sup^t New York Nov. 11^th 1796 Sir In the absence of the Accountant, I have to acknowledge the Receipt of your letter of the 10^th October enclosing the following Receipts: Lieut. W^m Willson ————————————— 131.—— Lieut Nehemiah Freeman ————————— 1951.89 George Fleming ——————————————— 190.80 Lieut W^m Willson ————————————— 123.32 Frederick Sprigg ——————————————— 90. 2487.01. which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c Peter Hagner Prin^l Clk.