War's Office, and it rested with him to direct the remitte[undecipherable] I have communicated the contents of your letter to his Clerk to take the proper steps to have it effected — Sam^l McGim[undecipherable] Edw D Turner — Capt — Accountants Of[undecipherable] Boston January 30 [undecipherable] Sir Enclosed agreeably to your request is of your account Current settled January [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable] Sam Mc[undecipherable] Captⁿ Rich^d S. Blackburn Accountants Off[undecipherable] Fort Norfolk near Norfolk, Virg. January 30 [undecipherable] Sir This day received under a blan[undecipherable] the receipt roll for November 1797 for pay of yourself and the Detach[undecipherable] under your command, the amount receipted thereon is two hundred [undecipherable] nine Dollars and Seventy Two Cents which sum will be passed to your[undecipherable] on the Books of this Office — Sam^l S. [undecipherable] Captⁿ James Singleton Accountants Offic[undecipherable] near Winchester Virg. January 30 [undecipherable] Sir I rec. your letter of the 27 Novem[undecipherable] last, answer thereto have to inform you that the original receipts of the individu[undecipherable] whom you have paid must be transmitted to this Office for the purpose of examined with the Pay rolls on which you received from Col Nevill the sums — Viz. May 21^st 773. 50¢ being for the pay of your company for the 4^th Month[undecipherable] — 724. 60 — — — — 5^th — 21^st 895. [undecipherable] — — — — 6 — 2397. 7 amounting to two Thousand three hundred [and] ninety Seven Dollars and seven Cents