Lieu^t David Hale Accountants Offi[cut off]     New York November [undecipherable]^th,         Sir         I received your letter of the 1[undecipherable] enclosing the muster & pay roll of yourself & det[cut off] for October 1797 on examination of the latter the fo- -lowing alterations have been found necessary to be made on it viz— Am^t as stated by you— 112.80 Add short calculated on the pay of W^m McIntire 7[cut off] Deduct the pay of W^m McIntire from [undecipherable]y to 31^st Aug^t 1797 the same being made up for that period in L^t Rowan's Payrolls & remitted to him accordingly, but to be admitted when it can be ascer- -tained by the receipt rolls (which are not transmitted) that he has not been paid by L^t Rowan —— 86—, Ditto Pay for Sept. retained bounty of     George Waters, the former having     in like manner been remitted to     L^t Marschalk & to be hereafter     admitted on the same condition