whereby it might be ascertained what Officers & what number of men were drawn for & whether they have not over drawn their allowance. For your future government I enclose you regulations for the distribution of full rations to whole Hospital, will confirm yourself. M^r Francis is now written to, to forward to this office all the original returns in his Inscription as I am &c W.S. The Accountant of Accountants Office the Navy Dep^t July 15 1799 Sir On examination of the Acct of Michael Humble it appears that he has draw to the Marines being garrison duty at Fort Mifflin in May & June the following Rations of Provisions Viz. (charged at 13 Cents 1 mill & ¼) 1799 Rations May 6 to 16 inc. rations for 33 marines 13 days @ 429.      19 to 24 d^o 56 d^o 6 d 336      25 & 27 ... d^o 21 d^o 92.      21 & 21 ... d^o 10 d^o 6 d 30. June 1 & 8 ... d^o 40 d^o 6 d 180.                                                                                    Rations 972 advances Sam^l Shaddleton (of marines) the number of rations being the Subsistence of [undecipherable] & marines from 21 April to 26 May (= 3 Rations p day) 189                                                                                    1161 Department Affairs Accountants Office July 15 1799. W.S. Nicholas Fish Esq^r July 17. 1799 New York         To The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of nine Dollars & [undecipherable] being for pay of the more [undecipherable] 2 Officers & Privates of [undecipherable] Battalion of the 1