[222] Pittsburg 14 June 1799. Sir, I have received your letter of the 7 instant which appears to have respect to Settlement of Accounts arising in the Ordnance department, generally by the Quarter Master General. I shall accordingly apply to him for Settlement of the Ordnance Accts &c. and shall direct Doctor Scott to apply for Settlement of his Medicine Acct to the accountant of the War Dept. The Paymaster General arrived here on the 10^th having in charge a large Sum in Specie, and as I had deferred making a Requisition to the War Office for money for Pay Subsistence & Forage &c for the Troops stationed at Presq'isle and Fort Fayette I applied to the Pay Master General and have received this day of him the amount of the enclosed Estimate for Pay, Subsistence & Forage, and also for recruiting Service Viz 2776 ⁴⁰/100 — together with 223 ⁵¹/100 Dollars in addition — in order to make the Payment convenient to M^r Swan and have therefore this day drawn on you in favour of Caleb Swan Esq^re at Eight days sight for three thousand dollars which pray be pleased to direct to be placed to his credit & charged to me. I am Sir Your obed. Servant [signature] Honble James McHenry Sec^y of War Estimate of Pay, Subsistence & Forage of the Troops stationed at Presq'isle and Fort Fayette for April, May and June 1799 viz Pay of Capt Lyman's company of the 2^nd Reg^t of Infantry . . . . $760. 00 Capt Lyman's Subsistence as Commandant Presq'isle . . . . . . . . . 131. 04 Surgeons Mate Joseph Wilkinson's Pay Forage & Subsistence . . . . 151. 68 Pay of Capt Turner's Company of the 2^nd Reg^t of Infantry . . . . 880. .. Capt Turner's Subsistence as Comm^dt Fort Fayette . . . . . . . . . . 97. 18 Surgeon Mate John C. Wallace's Pay Forage & Subsistence . . . . . 140. 39 [Pay?] Subsistence of Ensigns [undecipherable] and Wilson . . . . . 216. 25                                                     Carried    $2376. 49 [223] Estimate continued                                       Amount brought forward    $2376. 49cts Recruiting Service    For Capt Turner's company    300. "                            Capt Lyman's company         100. " . "                                                                     2776 " 49 Add 223 ⁵¹/100 dollars in advance to next Quarter Year    223 " 51                                                     Dollars    3000 " 00