[Postal wrapper, upper right filing notation: [undecipherable] 20 d July [1799] / Warham Shepard / War [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Dep[artment]] William Simmons Esqr Accountant of the War Department Philadelphia [FREE] Fort Jay July 22^nd 1799 Sir Agreable to orders I have joined at this place the company to which I am attached— I would thank you to transmit to me the arrearages of hay and subsistence due since the acceptance of my appointment on the 13^th of March to the 30^th of June 1799 I enclose to you a Statement of subsistence charged at [strikethrough: the [undecipherable]] hire at New York I am Sir with due r[espect] your most Obt Humbl[e] I have Warham Shepard Lieut 1^st Reg Art & Eng William Simmons Esqr Accountant of the War Department --- Statement of Subsistence due to Lieut Warham Shepard of the first Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers [Table] Commencing | Ending | No Days | [undecipherable] Day | No of Rations | [undecipherable] of Rations | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] March 13^th 1799 | June 30 1799 | 110 | 2 | 220 | [undecipherable] | 65 | 44 Amounting to thirty five Dollars forty four [undecipherable] [undecipherable line] I swear that I have not during the time above Specified drawn any Thing for subsistence from the United States Sworn to before me This } Warham Shepard 23 d day of July 1799 — } Lieut 1^st Reg Art & Eng [undecipherable signature]