[104] M^r Simon Smith New London C^t Sir Accountants Office June 27 1799 Your account for manufacturing 119 [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Accoutrements, shewing a balance to be due you of, Doll 2017 90 has been examined & underwent the following deductions by the charge of packing said accoutrements as it is conceived you are not properly entitled thereto, having also confirmed by M^r [undecipherable] Smith denying me such allowance for reasons for his [undecipherable] Accoutrements manufactured by him at [undecipherable: Harrisfield] 4.. this amount received by you for 19 [undecipherable] 8 also d^o d^o 13 [undecipherable] ... 4.8 leaving a balance in your favor of Dollars 2013 10 which sum will be transmitted to you by [undecipherable] for which you will grant him the [undecipherable] 20^th [undecipherable] N.S. Ebenezer [undecipherable] Esq^r New York Sir July 1^st 1799 Some time since the Secretary of War handed me a letter from [undecipherable] calling on [undecipherable] on this subject of provisions at Fort [undecipherable] at his request and which [undecipherable] were furnished to serve as information for the [undecipherable] I have [undecipherable] done in expectation of finding the provisions detailed in the [undecipherable] account accompanied by the certificate of [undecipherable] for which you have allowed as your letter to the