Pay subsistence that they State &transmit an account of the same accompanied with the Certificate of the Contractor purporting the subsistence for the period charged to be undrawn, when those measures are observed on your part your claim will be attended to — Sam^s &c P. Hagner D Cl^k Cap^tn James Stetts Preston, New Jersey, Accountants Office August 6^th 1798. Sir In the absence of the Accountant I have to acknowledge the receipt of an abstract accompanied with sundry receipts agreeably thereto for bounties paid by you subject to an examination on the settlement of your recruiting account — Sam^s &c Peter Hagner D. Cl^k Cap^tn James Read Easton, Penn^a Accountants Office August 7^th 1798. Sir I have received your letter dated the 5^th accompanied by a statement of the monies you paid the recruits enlisted by you with their receipts which will be filed in this Office until a general settlement of your Recruiting Account — It may be proper to forward the account & receipt for the expences in forwarding the deserter you mention — Sam^s &c Peter Hagn[er]