Wars Office, and it rested with him to direct the remittance I have communicated the contents of your letter to his Clerk to take the proper steps to have it effected — Sam^l McG[undecipherable] Edw^d Turner — Cap^t — Accountants Off[undecipherable] Boston January 30 [undecipherable] Sir Enclosed agreeably to your request is [undecipherable] of your account Current settled January [undecipherable] 1798 Sam^l Mc[undecipherable] Cap^t Rich^d Blackburn Accountants Off[undecipherable] Fort Norfolk near Norfolk Virg^a 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 [undecipherable] McG[undecipherable] Cap^t James Singleton Accountants Office near Winchester Virg^a January 30 [undecipherable] Sir I rec^d your letter of the 27 Novem^r 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^t May 21^st 773. 50^s being for the pay of your company for the 4^th Month[undecipherable] 21 724. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5^th — 21^st 895. [undecipherable] . . . . . . . . . . . . 6^th — 2397. 7 amounting to two Thousand three hundred [and] ninety seven Dollars and seven Cents