undersigned examination of [undecipherable] to differ from your Statment [undecipherable] of difference accounted for your government, the balance found due being nearly your Statment [undecipherable] you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq^r Dept New York enclosing your necessary receipt for the same. The rations enumerated by you while at the [undecipherable] Rendezvous at Madison Monument cannot be admitted the law only allows double rations to an Officer commanding at separate [undecipherable] — James H[undecipherable] N[undecipherable] S Nicholas Fish Esq^r Accountants Office for New York July 15 1799 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Ninety four dollars & [undecipherable], which will please to pay to [undecipherable] Lorenzo taking his necessary receipts for the same, being balances due him on Settlement After Recruiting accounts — James H[undecipherable] N[undecipherable] S [undecipherable: Isaac Cornman Moody?] July 17 1799 Pay M^r 13 [undecipherable] New Haven Conn^t Sir I have received your letter dated the [undecipherable] above in [undecipherable] relative to the directions under which you made your payments. It is mentioned here that when an advance takes place from this Office for any particular object that the money is to be applied directly in that manner pointed out in the Instructions which accompany [undecipherable] —