[from the Accountant to the department of War] [R'd Oct 1^st 1798] [No. 3 From Acc't of the department Sept 7^th 1798 [undecipherable] A&B [undecipherable] from the books [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the books [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the Accountant Office to [undecipherable]] [From [undecipherable] [undecipherable] department of War [undecipherable] 1798 Orders about Balances A & B [undecipherable] Balances due [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] from that Office [undecipherable] &c.] Accountants Office Department of War September 7^th 1798 Sir, Agreeably to instructions from the Comptroller of the Treasury, under date of the 3^d Inst. directing a complete list or abstract of all sums or balances standing to the debit or credit of Individuals on the Books of my office which have relation to transactions in the Navy Department to be furnished to the Accountant of the Navy, in order that he may be enabled to open the necessary accounts in the books of his Office, and charge the parties respectively for the sums to be accounted for by each. I herewith inclose the following Abstracts Viz. A Abstract of Monies standing to the debit of Individuals on the Books of this Office accompanied by Statements N^o 1 a 11 of each Account shewing the purposes for which the monies were advanced, amounting to . . . . D^rs 17,293. 55 B Balances due from The United States to Individuals ascertained from Settlements made in this office . . . . . . . . . . . D^rs 52. 14. I am with respect Sir your Mo Ob^t [signature] The Accountant of the Navy