Capt. Michael Kalteisn Fort Johnson 5^t Accountants Office Aug^ust 3^d 1799 Sir, I have received a letter without signature, supposed to be from you, inclosing the Muster & Pay Rolls of the Troops stationed at Fort Johnson for the months of May & June 1799 — amounting agreeably to your States to 765 29 the whole add? Amount Pay rolls of the Rifle & Staff Officers transmitted by Major Drummond . . . . . . . 137 — 765. 29 from which has been deducted Pay of Lieut^t George Dyson in May & June 1799 to be settled on personal account . . . . . . 60 — Dollars 706. 29 Leaving a balance of Seven hundred & five Dollars & twenty nine Cents which sum you will receive from Daniel Searing Esq.^r supervisor likewise granting the necessary rec^ts to be accountable for the due application thereof. I have also received your account current, with the vouchers therein for which have [undecipherable] communication clipped from your Returns as follows Viz: balance State to be due Gibson acc^ts burn^d . . . . 90. 97 from which has been deducted This sum Paid for advertising Francis [undecipherable] which cannot be admitted, I being convinced that the premium allowed to an Officer for inlisting Recruits is no full compensation for his extra expence on the occasion of that service, tho' Viz: equal to $— 0 —7 Due 96. 97 leaving a balance of Eighty six Dollars & [undecipherable], which from