The Sec^y of War Accountants Office Sir July 26^th 1799 In reply to your letter of this day I have to observe that not one amongst the accounts which come within the meaning of the 13^th & 19^th Articles of Rules & regulations receiving the Bounty, bonus & not this from Instance be presented to the Pay master General. Those which relate to the 13^th Articles may be separately rendered & settled by him & the accounts for subsistance rations under the 19^th Article may be charged & included with the Officers Recruiting accounts when they shall render them to the Pay master best for fulfillment — Jame[s] W[?] --- Griffiths & M^cRee Esquires July 26^th 1799 Wilmington N C^o Sir You will receive from M^cDonnell & Son & Co the Sum of Two thousand four hundred & ninety four Dollars to You being for pay of the Troops Stationed at Fort Johnston N C under the command of Captⁿ Alexand^r & therein up to the 31 may 1799 if not Tell unless hereunto for your government — for which Sum you will be placed to be immediately generally accountable for the due application thereof — The Pay of Daniel Hollaway a Deserter from M^r Hallaway is made up from 26 Sept^r 98 the date on which he joined the Garrison at Fort Johnston — If you know of any expence which the United States may have been at