Lieu W^m R Boote Trading Pains Accountants Office August 4^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 5 last including the receipt letter for pay of yourself as Recruit for February 1799 amounting to One hundred & ninety one dollars having on your hands ten dollars & [undecipherable] from which form has been refunded to the Treasurer of the United States by [undecipherable], and will finally close your accounts 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 [undecipherable] drawn Pay master Generals. Sam^l H^o M S John Williams Sur^t WMS 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 Dept Samuel to [undecipherable] while acting as [undecipherable] master on the late expedition to Northampton[undecipherable] Sam^l H^o M S David Henley Esq^r A.M.D. Greenville August 9^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 25 Ulto with the acct of John [undecipherable] which will be placed under examination & when complete you will be informed thereof. Sam H^o [undecipherable]