[page number: 122] Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor at Richmond on the 13^th July last — payable to your order, which I dare say you have on this Account & Jam 3^d W.S. Lieut^t William Steel [undecipherable] Accountants Office Portland M^e July 29, 1799 Sir As the necessary [undecipherable] respecting your services as Surgeon Mate has been to have your account which was suspended for want of it — has been [undecipherable] agreeable to Instructions from the Secretary of War — The different charges have been admitted except the claim you make for money advanced to D^r [undecipherable] which sum together with a few errors on the calculations of your account have been [undecipherable] leaving balance due you of one hundred eighteen Dollars & [undecipherable], which you will receive from State & [undecipherable] Collector Portland upon granting him the necessary receipts & Jam [undecipherable] W.S. Nathaniel H. Pendick Esq^r July 29, 1799 Portland M^e Sir The Treasurer of the United States will send you the sum of One hundred eighteen Dollars [undecipherable] which you will please to pay to Lt^t [undecipherable] upon his granting you the necessary receipt being [undecipherable] amount of his account for expenses [undecipherable] to 30 June 1799 [undecipherable]