Lieut^t Col^t J F Hamtramck Fort Wayne, to the care of the commandant at Pittsburg — Accountants Office May 4^th 1798 Sir I have received your Letter of the 12^th on the subject of your accounts. — In answer I have to infor that the length of times you were near the Paymaster Gen had my directions for collecting all Officers accounts, might afforded you an opportunity of rendering yours, & by that m avecded any risk in sending them by Post — The Pay Mast well shortly be in that country when you may have anot opportunity of rendering them to him — In the mean time might be forwarded by your embracing all monies you rec & paids conformably to vouchers in your possession to whi may be annexed your certificate or Oath — Sam^l &c 9[undecipherable]