[206] Major Gen^l Hamilton New York Accountants Office August 3. 1799 Sir Enclosed is my letter of the 2^d last to the Secretary of War, upon the subject of Major Vincent Papin's [undecipherable] having [undecipherable] by the previous return of Fort [undecipherable] for the month of June, drawn double rations as [undecipherable] officer from the month of March to the last of June, for which the Secretary of War replies in the letter of the same that it would be proper for me to apply to you for the information required you having had the appointment of Major Papin to the command at Rhode Island, you will therefore be pleased to advise which of these two Officers are to be considered as the Commandant and at the same time returned me that relative letter. [June 8? N^o] Caleb Swan Esq^r Pay master Gen^l N^o August 1^st 1799 I herewith send you for examination the Accounts of the following Pay masters together with an Abstract of the charges standing to their debt in the Books of this office. N^o 2. Lieut. John Mc[undecipherable] Pay master of the 11 Reg^t of Infantry commanded by Lieut [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for payments to the said Regiment, on account of the pay [undecipherable] of the Field Off^rs, the pay of the other commissioned Officers ↓ Lieut. Frances Mo[undecipherable] payments for the 13 Reg^t of Infantry commanded by Lieut Col Timothy Taylor for payments to the said Reg^t on account of the pay [undecipherable] of the Field Off^rs, the pay of the other commissioned Officers ↓ [undecipherable] ↓