Accountants' Office December 20^th 1793 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, two mois[undecipherable] of Sea Coast Carriages, Oil paint do for Gun Carriages & freight of Cannon[undecipherable] [underline: Doll^s 325. 98 Ordnance Dep.^t in 98.] W Simmons Acct. The Secretary of War ) N^o 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 J. Blackburn the su[undecipherable] of two thousand seven hundred six Dollars & [undecipherable], being for the pay of himself his Company including forage of [undecipherable] Mate M^r Barnwell, for the pay of L^t Fro[undecipherable] [undecipherable]claiborne [undecipherable] his Detachment from the 1 [undecipherable] to the 30^th of November 1798 ; for retained bounty due to John Corly — which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at [undecipherable] to be by him paid to the said L^t J. [undecipherable]claiborne 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] 2706. 14 The Sec^y of War — N^o 3589