Griffith J. McRee Esq: Accountant's Office Collector Wilmington N.C. August 1^st 1799 Sir, I rec: your letter of the 11 Ult: informing me that there still remains a Recruiting account whose expenditures made since the 1 January 1799 to be settled at this Office — I find a Recruiting account of yours being 10 Doll: bounty paid by you to Dorcas Jorkins who enlisted on the 10 April 1798 and allowance of 2 Dollars premium which sums are now passed to your credit on the Books of this Office — Considerable pains has been made for your account of expenditures in the present Year, but to no purpose — you will therefore please to state particularly what those charges consist of — I am &c N.d.