[28] Capt James [undecipherable] [undecipherable: probable reading: Prince's Point] Accountants Office May 31 1799 Sir In reply to your letter of the 26 Ins^t I have to inform you that your account of expenses incurred in surveys of frontiers, has been received in due time & the amount reported to the Secretary of War, the warrant for which, was not given until the 28^th Ins^t when the money was immediately transmitted — From &c W Simmons [initials] D^r Nathl. [undecipherable] Fort Jay May 29 1799 Sir Referring to my letter of the 11 Ult^o I am to acquaint you that by another return of rations supplied by the Contractors at Browne in Vermont, it appears that you have drawn double rations in the months of January, February, March and April last, but to which you are not entitled: you have in consequence overdrawn 220 rations which at 21 Cents, the amount thus of rations amounts to Dollars 30.90. This sum will therefore be charged to you in settlement of your account at this Office. I am &c W Simmons [initials] Overdrawn (as stated in my letter of 16 April) between 1 June & 21 Dec^t of last year at [undecipherable] $84.84 Ditto between 1 January (say) 30 April 1799 220 rations @ 21 Cents 30 90 ——————— D^os 135 34