[196] Secretary of M.W. has directed James [undecipherable] Clerk of his Office to transmit you the sum of two Hundred Dollars on account of your Pay Subsistence & Forage, this sum was forwarded on the 10. Inst. and you are requested to grant your duplicate receipts therefor, on which you will be charged & held accountable on the Books of this Office — I am &c H.S. Smith William H. [undecipherable] Savannah Georgia Accountants Office July 10^th 1799 Sir I have rec'd your letter of the 21 Ult^o enclosing your Recruiting account & [undecipherable] bill[s] which cannot be acted on for the want of the Muster Roll of your Recruits to the 1^st of the present month, & the receipt for bounty paid James Merrick for postage of letters & stationary, which you will have to forward immediately when your account [shall] be finally adjusted — I am &c H.S. Cap^t Samuel Eddins Richmond [undecipherable] July 12^th 1799 Sir I have rec'd your letter of the 3 Inst^t asking John M. [undecipherable] receipt for Eight Dollars bounty which [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] for examination upon the arrival of your Recruiting accounts. I am &c H.S.