[page number: 122] Edward Carrington Esq. Supervisor at Richmond on the 13 July last — payable to your order, which I need say you have on this [undecipherable] &c Jan 3^rd W.S. Lieut. William Steel [undecipherable]                          Accountants Office, Portland M^e                                      July 29, 1799 Sir As the necessary certificates respecting your services as Surgeon Mate has ever to have your account which was suspended for want of it has been settled agreeably to Instructions from the Secretary of War. The different charges have been admitted except the claim you make for money advance to D^r Holloway which sum together with a few errors in the calculations of your account have been examined leaving balance due you of one hundred eighteen Dollars & [undecipherable] which you will receive from Nich. B. Fendrick Collector Portland, upon granting him the necessary receipts & Form &^c  W.S. Nathaniel H. Ferdick Esq.                        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 L^t W. Steel [undecipherable] upon his granting you the necessary receipt, being [undecipherable] in settlement of his account for expenses [undecipherable] to 30 June 1799 [signed] W.S.