[235] A. H. Ellery Esq.^r Accountants Office Off.^r Dep.^t Gen.^l August 14 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 11 Inst.^t inclosing sundry attestations of Warrants which I have transmitted to the Office of the Pay master General where they more properly should be lodged — Sam.^l [undecipherable] W.S. The Pay master August 14 1799 General Sir I hand you herewith the attestations of Warrants of the 12 Reg.^t of Infantry rec.^d under cover from A.H.Ellery Esq.^r — which are forwarded to your Office to be filed there subject to examination on settlement of the Officers Recruiting accounts — Sam.^l [undecipherable] W.S. M^r John [undecipherable] August 10 1799 Contractor New Port [undecipherable] Sir On the receipt of your letter of the 26 Ult.^o [undecipherable] & that [undecipherable] inclosing the originals drawn upon which your claims for supplies are founded your two accounts for supplies to the Garrisons in the Harbours of new Port between the 1 January ~ 30 June 1799 were immediately settled agreeable to the inclosed statement leaving balance of $[undecipherable] in favour of the United States for which sum you will be held accountable on the Books of this Office — From this statement you will observe that there has been two advances