by the Pay master of your Regiment Sam H^ M^S^ The Minister of The [undecipherable] Office Treasury Dep^t July 10 1799 Sir The [undecipherable] of your letter of the 13 Alt^o containing some remarks on [undecipherable] Billetts accounts, he was written to on that subject in which the inclosed letter is his answer I now transmit it to you for perusal after which you will please to return it to this Office Sam H^ M^S^ Cap^t Nath[undecipherable] [undecipherable] July 17 1799 Fort Jay Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to [give?] a Warrant in your favor for eight hundred sixty nine Dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being for pay of yourself [undecipherable] for May & June[?], and your own billet, Rations [undecipherable] for April May & June, which you will dispose of [accordingly?] making the following alterations which have been made out of the Pay Table Am^t Pay roll for May [from?] [Station?] 431.96 Deduct your pay as the master the Am^t yet being [recognized?] by the Commander in Chief [undecipherable] pay of [undecipherable] as [Paymaster?] for some time 16[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Utensil bounty of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] maker [undecipherable] until the am^t can be ascertained [undecipherable] of your Bounty [undecipherable] Am^t [undecipherable] 3[undecipherable][undecipherable].[undecipherable]