[Accountants Office] [August 8^th 1799] [Lieu W^r R Boote] [Trading Pens] [No] Sir I have received your letter of the 5 Inst enclosing the receipt letter for pay of yourself as Account for February 1799 amounting for One Hundred & twenty one dollars having on your hands ten dollars & [undecipherable] from which [undecipherable] has been refunded to the Treasurer of the United States by Doc^t [undecipherable] Messenger, and will finally close your account on the Books of his Office — I inclose you William Franks [undecipherable] on account of bounty as on the [undecipherable] you will transmit your accounts & returns to Cap^t [Hogun?] Pay master General. Sam H. M.S. John Williams Lieu^t AM'd August 9^th 1799 Sir I have to request that you will inform me what compensation you have allowed or have in contemplation to allow Cap^t Samuel [undecipherable] Vance while acting as Barrack master on the late expedition to Northhampton. Sam H. M.S. David Henley Esq^r AM'd Greenville August 9^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 24 Ulto with the acc^t of John Chisholm which will be placed under examination & when compleat you will be informed thereof. Sam H [undecipherable]