Fort Washington 29^th May, 1797 Since my last of the 22^d instant, in which I informed you of the bills, he numbered from [undecipherable] I had drawn, I have drawn on [Gen. R. Johnston?] Bills, viz No. 28 in favor [undecipherable: Bankit] & [undecipherable: Findle] dated 23^d May 1797 at 15 [undecipherable] } 2000 [day, sight from his place] No. 16 in favor [undecipherable] he dated 23^d May 1797 at 03 d[ays] for 800 [undecipherable] from [the?] [place?] No. 27 in favor [undecipherable] [undecipherable] dated 23 May 1797 at [undecipherable] 1,000 Sight from [the?] [place?] No. 25 in favor Jonathan Dunton dated 29^th May 1797 from [his] } 3,000 Place at 15 Days, Sight No. 26 in favor Capt. [undecipherable] Chamberlain dated 29 May 1797 700 from [his] Place at 15 days, sight [undecipherable] you have hereunto endorsed accounts for the months of June, July [and] August 1797. The expenditure to carry the detachment to the State of Tennessee has far exceeded a [my] Calculation. This together [with] the extra expenditures for the detachment assigned to Fort Florida has [undecipherable] his collection much more than I expected. I have just received yours of the 12^th instant. I am much obliged to you for your attention to [my] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I am — [undecipherable: Ja. McHenry] [undecipherable] [Col.?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Philadelphia [Enclosure] Estimate of Expenditures in the [War] Department for the months of June, July & August 1797 for the posts depending on Fort Washington [and its vicinity] Dol. Subsisting [?] 25 months — 1250 Rations — 1350 Pack horses & wagon Department — 360 Labourers — 360 Artificers — 1380 Purchase of [60?] back horses [including] average 50 Dolls. each — } 3000 [?] Horses for occasional [service 15 at?] [undecipherable] — 1500 Additional expenditures for detachment destined to the State of Tennessee — 3000 Contingencies for the detachment under the command of [Capt?] for going to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — 2500 [undecipherable] Capt. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Detroit — 910 [Corn?] at Fort Washington — 1500 [undecipherable] for the people of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — 2000 Wood at Detroit — 600 [Charter?] on peoples of [Hospital?] on Lake Erie — 2100 [Contingencies?] for corn returned [undecipherable] — 5600 [undecipherable] Department [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 29^th May 1797 [undecipherable] 28,250