Sir Richmond 18^th June 1798. I have had the honour of your letter of the 7^th Instant. The Remaining part of Our Advances for the General Government you will find in the inclosed documents — one of them was Omitted by the Auditor in making up the last Abstract, and the Other is an Allowance lately made by the Executive, in Addition to a former abstract for Rations furnished — this was deemed reasonable, as no contract had be made at the time from the extreme Scarcity and high prices of Provisions, at a remote and frontier Post. Inclosed you will Receive an Order for whatever Sum Should be found due to the State, which the Board Request the favour of you to Receive and bring with you when you Return to Virginia. I have the honour to be with great personal Respect. Sir Y^r Mo. Ob^t S^t James Wood. [address: James Wood Esquire. / Governor / Virginia] [Mss. No. 44] [endorsement, upside down: On McBridge's Account / of Assessors in 1794] [endorsement, upside down: Major Clendinen] Sir Point Pleasant April 15. 98 Capt John Van Bibber informs me that he is not settled with through M^r Cavendish who transacted his business relative to his Issues of Provisions to the Militia under my Command in 1794 with the Auditor of Public Acts agreeable to the price fixed on when he commenced on the business as I can assure you, Sir that he never engaged to furnish the Troops for One Cent less than 12½ p Ration. that until M^r Pain obtained the Contract, there was no chance of furnishing but through him, and unless they were obtained, no service could be rendered. I therefore thought it proper, as well as my duty to Countenance his Supplies at that price to the Troops, at the different Post under my Command, till other arrangements could be made — being well persuaded that at the price he obtained his Supplies, or that they could be procured at, he could promise very little profit [strikethrough: & any] from it. M^r Pain is also Authorized to make this Known to your Excellency also to lay before you and the Honourable Board, some Claims of the Soldiers; although they appear to have been paid by the Pay Masters Books, have not, they are still unpaid — Some have made oath to their Claims; some have not, but all will if required, and give any other Satisfaction required to evidence their right — I am your Excellency's mo. obt. & Humb^t Serv^t — Wm Clendinen [marginal note: allowed 8 Cents Originally & / 2 additional p advice of / the 5 Dec. 797 J. P.] In Council May 21. 98 The Auditor will make an additional allowance of two & a half Cents p Ration, to Jn^o. Van Bibber for supplies furnished by him to the Volunteer Militia of Service in the year 1794 — to be paid & charged to the general Government. James Wood. [address: Capt Van Bibbers / Power Attorney / [undecipherable]] [Mss. No. 44] Know all Men by these Presents That I John Bibber of Kanawha County Commonwealth of Virginia Do herby Constitute & fully Authorise & empower Allyn Pain of the aforesaid County, to take and Collect all Monies that may be due me for Rations furnished the Volunteer Militia in the County of Kanawha in the Year Seventeen Hundred & ninety four hereby ratifying & Confirming every Lawfull Mode my said Attorney may Adopt for the recovery of the aforesaid Money Authorising my said Attorney, to make use of my name in any Lawfull Manner Touching the premises aforesaid — In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal — This first Day of April 1798 John Bibber [seal] Witness Present John Reynolds William [undecipherable: Dipley]