Capt James Steller Fort Joy Accountants Office August 3^d 1799 Sir I have rec^d your letter of the 2^d Instant enclosing a muster rolls for pay of the Troops Stationed at Fort Joy under your command, for May & June 1799 — the amount thereof I notice including about two? being Five hundred fifty seven Dollars & More will accordingly be placed to your [undecipherable] on the Books — See Eye — In reply to your request I have thought proper to allow Charles Moore half his monthly pay from the time of his appointment — You will therefore let him have the ten dollars now in your hands and make him up on your future bills accordingly — Sam L^e [undecipherable: N.S.] --- Caleb Swann Esq^r Pay Mast^r Gen^l August 5^th 1799 Sir I enclose you herewith for examination the Muster & Pay Rolls of Two Detachments of Troops at Fort [undecipherable: M'Henry] under the command of Capt James Morris for the Month of July 1799, also a statement of the monies advancing to this [undecipherable: detail,] officer on the Books of this Office — this latter amount N^o 38 &c you will of course deduct from his pay — on this Pay rolls Capt Morris will be informed that the Bills have been drawn for you for [undecipherable: flattering,] that his future transactions are to be made to your Office — The accountant being temporarily absent will account for my addressing you on this subject — Sam^l [undecipherable: 39] [undecipherable: R. H.]