[292] Accountants' Office December 20^th 1798 I Certify that there is due to Francis Mentges Agent of Fortifications the sum of three hundred twenty five Dollars & ⁹⁸/100 being for the disbursements made by him at Mud Island Fort between the 25. May & 4 December 1798 for Iron works of Sundry Gun carriages, tw mo[undecipherable] of Sea Coast Carriages, Oil paint d° for Gun carriages & freight of Cannon[undecipherable] Doll^s 325. 98 Ordnance Dep^t in 98. W Simmons Acct. The Secretary of War. N° 3549. Accountants Office December 20^th 1798 I Certify that there is due to the Troops stationed at Fort Norfolk under the command of Cap^t Rich^d S Blackburn the s[undecipherable] of two thousand seven hundred [undecipherable] Dollars & [undecipherable] being for the pay [undecipherable] himself his Company including forage of [undecipherable] Mate Mr Barnwel[undecipherable] for the pay of L^t [undecipherable] LClaborne [undecipherable] Detachment from the 1[undecipherable] to the 30^th of November 179[undecipherable] for retained bounty due to John Corly[undecipherable] which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at [undecipherable] to be by him paid to the said L^t [undecipherable] LClaborne who is to be held [undecipherable] for the due application of the same — W Simmons Acct. Pay of the Army 2675. 14 forage of [undecipherable] 24. — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 2700. 14 The Sec^y of War — N° 3589