Now I have all five pages. Let me compose the transcription from the readable content across pages 3–5, noting the illegible first page and including the cover sheet endorsements. [Page 1 of this document is illegible] Fort Pickering– 3.^rd Oct. 1797. Sir Since [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] country there have some difficulties arisen in the paymasters depart-ment in which I find myself at a loss to act without advou— Cap.^t Webb Says the Quarter-master General at Lexington au-thorised him and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to take any horses out of the Troop for their own use and that they might account to the United States for the original Purchase at a future day— Each of those [undecipherable] have an horse under the above cir-cumstances— the latter [undecipherable] some time [undecipherable], and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sold the one in his posses-sion— Would it be proper for me to deduct those sums from the of-ficers pay which they say was the original Purchase? Or is it a matter of which I have any busi-ness to take notice? Cap.^t Webb and Lieut. Cobb have applied to me for six months pay as deranged officers— Cap.^t Tinsley has applied to me for the balance of an on. [undecipherable] account which he says has passed in his favour at the [undecipherable] office— Two hospital nurses and one matron have applied to me for their pay with the certificate of Doct. Gillaspey & McCreed that they have necessarily done that duty and are entitled to the legal compensation— Ins.^t Allinson has applied to me for the amount of his expenses while on command and in captivity at East Florida— Is Cap.^t Webb [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] pay & to as Cap.^t of Dragoons, while [undecipherable] for command of the Troop? Is Cornet Warfield to receive twenty or twenty five dollars for his monthly pay? Is a Major of Infantry entitled to forage? Has Doct. McCrea, Rus.^d Forage and [undecipherable] allowance for the months of Novem-ber 1796? he has drawn forage from me for Nov. & Dec. 96. and says he is not certain whether he has drawn it before he came on or not. I am anxious to hear whether touching [undecipherable] [undecipherable] my [undecipherable] [undecipherable] have arrived safe and are conect— I am, Sir, with much respect Your ob.^t Servant Hugh McCall Env.^t & Paymaster [Address: The Hon— / The accountant / of the / War Department] [Endorsements on cover: Fort Pickering / Octo S. / Hugh McCall / No. 25 Octo / Am. d. [undecipherable] / Oct. 3] [Cover address: The Hon[orable] [undecipherable] / The Accountant / for the Department / of War / Philadelphia]