whereby it might be ascertained what Officers & what number of men were drawn for & whether they have not over drawn their allowances. For your future government I enclose you regulations for the distribution of full rations to whole Hospital, will confirm yourself. My [undecipherable] is now written to forward to this office all the original returns in his [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] The Accountant of Accountants Office the Army &^c. July 15^th 1799 Sir On examination of the acct of Michael Hamblin it appears that he has [undecipherable] to the Marines doing Garrison duty at Fort Mifflin in May & June the following Rations of Provisions Viz: (charged at 15 cents 1 mill & ¼) 1799 Rations May 4 to 16 inc rations for 33 marines 13 days @ 42½ [undecipherable] — 16 to 24 " d^o 36 d^o 6 d^o 6 d^o 206 — 26 to 27 " d^o 21 d^o 3 d^o 0" 93 — 27 to 21 " d^o 20 d^o 6 d^o 6 d^o 20 June 1 to 8 " d^o 36 d^o 9 d^o 0" 130 [undecipherable] during Subsistance (of marines) the number of rations being the Subsistance of [undecipherable] & rations from 23 [undecipherable] to 24 May in 2 rations [undecipherable] 189 [undecipherable] 1101 Department Office Accountants Office July 15^th 1799— N. S. Nicholas Fish Esq^r. July 17^th 1799 New York Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of [undecipherable] Dollars & [undecipherable] being for pay of the [undecipherable] 2 Officers & Privates of a [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable]