Accountants Office January 26 1799 I Certify that there is due to the troops stationed at ten [undecipherable] Depot under the command of Cap^t. [undecipherable: Richard?] Blackburn the sum of Six hundred ninety one Dollars & forty one Cents, being for the [pay?] of himself his company including forage of [undecipherable] male William Barn[undecipherable] for the pay of Lieu^t. Ferd^d L. Claiborne & his Detachm^t for the month of December 1798 which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at Richmond to be by him paid to the said Lieu^t. Claiborne who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof. Pay of the Army for Dec 685.41 Forage 6.— [underline: Dollars 691.41] W. Simmons Acct^t The Secretary of War