[Docket: Mr Mac[undecipherable] / rec'd 20 of this [undecipherable] / ans'd [undecipherable] Jany [undecipherable] / apr 17] Alexandria 17^th April 97— Sir I Receivd your favor of the [undecipherable] inclosing my account as it stands on the Books of your Office I have no vouchers but such as you will receive inclosed and will thank you to close the Account with them as well as you can, The Certificate Respecting the contingent Money proven before the Mayor of the City, will I hope be sufficient to have my account credited with the 5 dollars — and also The one respecting the Months pay paid [undecipherable], and three Months pay and Subsistance received at this place. dated paid the 20^th [undecipherable] which was not credited in the Account. if these Certificates are Sufficient it will nearly ballance the Acc excepting the 7 dollars due By the Recruiting Account—