[143.] M^rs John King Accountants Office Contractor Elizabeth Town New Jersey July 18 1799 Sir I have recev your letter of the 16^th Inst and the Secretary of War has directed an advance to you of One thousand dollars, on a^c of your supplies which sum you will receive from Sam^l Llunt, Clerk in the War Office, on granting your receipt therefor — I have accordingly to requestst that you will immediately forward your accounts Vouchers up to the 1^st of the present month, charging the sums you have made & crediting the prev & hereafter your accounts are to be regularly sent on the first of the Month preceding, at this Office — James [undecipherable: McH?] Captⁿ George Ingersells July 17 1799 N^et Park Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to issue a Warrant on your favor for four hundred seventy five Dollars & 11/00 being for pay of yourself & Company including Charlotte Rotono, returns for the months of June after Subsistance of yourself & Lieut: Hare & Droney, for April, May & June, which you will dispose of accordingly making the following Stantions which have been made in the Pay Roll — Ser^t Pay roll of your Station . . . . . . . . . . Due 377. 33 Add amt of your Subsistance acco^t 97.96 d^o Subsistance acco^t of L^t Droney -40.23 117. 21 Total 365. 11