[134] to point out the facts by which it may be ascertained that they were able Soldiers, until which your acc^ts must remain suspended — I am &c W. S. Capt. Brig. S. Hebb Accountants Office Bristol P. S. July 16. 1799 Sir Michael Gremle Contractor has under taken two charges at this Office for Settlement. One dated the 10 June 1799 being your acknowledgement of having received 12 $ for William Bourgeois on full for one months rent — The other of the same date for 20 Dollars, being the rent of an artillery Store for one mo[nth] As the former charge of $ 12. appears extremely high you have not mentioned for what purpose the building was occupied it must therefore necessarily be rejected from the Contractors accounts unless you show by what authority the buildings were rented also what purpose & whether the charge of rent has ever been sanctioned by the Secretary of War — I am &c W. S. Jonathan Jackson Esq^r July 16. 1799 Supervisor Boston — Sir I received your letter of the 9 Inst^t enclosing Emmons Marchants rec^t for thirty eight dollars & [undecipherable] which will be [undecipherable] on the books of this office — On the 31 day of August last the sum of six hundred & fifty dollars was transmitted you by the Treasurer[undecipherable]