[180] the Regulations of Fuel & Straw, which relates to the requisition for the delivery of those articles & which makes the Officer accountable for any overdraft he may make leaving in the present instance known for Officers who were not present and many of whom had not accepted their appointments, at the time the Stores commenced.... It may be proper also to observe that certain regulations have ought to take place to govern Officers in their requisition on the Storekeeper. The latter considers therefore [undecipherable] obliged to refuse on the Returns of the Officer & he being unacquainted with the nature of the articles proper to be furnished by the Storekeeper the consequence is and always will be a difficulty in the settlement of these accounts & the Storekeeper of course becomes dissatisfied by his accounts being suspended having good reason the impression that the Officer requisition is a sufficient Voucher. I am &c WS M^r George Davis July 27/99 New York Sir I have rec'd your letter of the 26 enclosing your account for Services rendered at Fort Jay on reference thereof to the Secretary of War he [undecipherable] thinks a Sufficient [undecipherable] furnished by you [undecipherable] to his allowance thereof. Accordingly return the same to you to have the necessary certificate when you will present it to this Office & the proper Steps will be taken for payment. I am &c WS