[144] by the Pay master of your Regiment Sam B M.S. The Minister of the War[undecipherable] Office Treasury Dep^t July 15 1799 Sir The occurrence of your letter of the 13. Alt^o containing some remarks on [undecipherable] accounts, he was written to on that subject to which the inclosed letter is his answer I now transmit it to you for pervsual after which you will please to return it to this Office Sam to M.S. Capt N.k. Bowman July 17 1799 Fort Jay. Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to open a Warrant in your favor for eight hundred thirty nine Dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being for pay of yourself [undecipherable] Company for May & [undecipherable] and your own [undecipherable] [undecipherable] understood for April May & [undecipherable] which you will dispose of accord[ing] making the following alterations which have been made on the Pay Table Am^t Pay roll for May [undecipherable] Station 431.96 Deduct your pay as the master the Rec^t of p^t being recognized by the commander in Captain A pay of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as Drummer for some time [undecipherable] d^o [undecipherable] bounty of [undecipherable] Private [undecipherable] [undecipherable] until the am^t can be ascertained [undecipherable] of your Bounty and [undecipherable] 333.18