now Hand in the Books of this Office having a balance against you of D^r 3179 /100, for which sums you are held accountable! Sam H^s N^o 1 Edwards Carrington Accountants Office Supervisor Richmond August 7 1799 Sir You having made considerable advances to M^r [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Contractor] on account of his supplies to the Garrison of Fort Norfolk as is appearing on the [undecipherable: settlement] of his accounts that he owes the United States the sum of Three thousand one hundred seventy five Dollars [undecipherable]/100 to be yet accounted for I thought it my duty to inform you thereof, after [undecipherable] your more particular information. Therewith [I] enclose you my letter [undecipherable: Instructions] with a statement of his account, left open for your perusal after which you will please close & forward it to him — Sam H^s M[undecipherable] Griffith J M^cRee August 7 1799 Collector Wilmington Sir M^r Jones here in the War Office handed me your letter to him — states that [undecipherable] After receiving the bonds of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Walker [undecipherable] master of the [undecipherable] Reg^t of Infantry which will be filed in this Office — I inform that you have omitted to forward the oaths of Office of the Pay master the form of [undecipherable] I forwarded with the Bond, I therefore request that you will [undecipherable: procure] the same to this Office, as it is [a] necessary voucher to be filed with the Bond [undecipherable] by [undecipherable]. Sam[undecipherable] N[undecipherable]