John Wilkins Jun: Esq Quarter Master Gen Sir War Office July 17 1799 The accounts which have been rendered by you, as Quarter Master General, to the Treasury Department, and transmitted thence to this Office as expenditures incident to the Department of War, and those which you removed direct to this Office, are now under examination, and among them, there appear a considerable number of very objectionable charges & expenditures and such as require an early personal communication. As you are now in this City I think it would be convenient for you to attend at this Office, & such remarks as have already occurred to me will be communicated to you for your Government — I am Sir [signature] Lieut & Regimt Comittee & July 17 1799 15 Regmt of Infantry Portland Maine Sir Your letter under the 9 Inst: I have received - It has been determined that an immediate settlement for subsistence shall be made at this Office that money shall be advanced to the Pay master of the Reg^t on account, and the Officers will render their accounts to him for liquidation and ultimately to finally examine & return here. The Pay master General is shortly expected in the City when steps will no doubt be taken on applications being made to him[?]