[216] The Secretary Accountants Office of War August 6^th 1799 Sir As Archibald henry acct of Fortifications for New Port Rhode Islands has not exhibited any Accounts to this Office for Settlement for expenditures on account of the Fortifications erecting in the harbor of New Port. I am it proper to State for your information that [undecipherable] Delivered this on [undecipherable] Warrant N° 322 from this day for [undecipherable] charges on the Books of this Office with the Sum of Forty five thousand three hundred fifty Dollars — Sam B. [undecipherable] Nicholas Fishley August 7 1799 Capt New York Sir I received [undecipherable] your receipt for Two hundred [&] fifty five dollars [undecipherable]/100, being amount of your accounts [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the 30 [undecipherable] last which will be entered to your credit on the books of this Office — Sam [undecipherable] Paul Hall David Strong August 7 1799 Sir Enclosed I transmit you a Copy of your account Current by which it appears there is a Balance due from you of Two hundred [undecipherable] eight Dollars, which sum you will please to refund to the treasurer of the United States to enable me to close your account on the Books of this Office — Sam^l [undecipherable] M. S.