was had in view when that as Pay master was first appointed whether both Sums should be allow the pay and both capacities for the period charged in addition to his Pay & emoluments as an Officer in the line or— Sam B^t W. S. Mich^t [undecipherable] Esq^r Accountant's Office Supervisor New York August 12 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 10^th enclosing the receipt of the Sum of William [undecipherable] and that of Jo. B Dwight for [undecipherable] 28 [undecipherable] both of which sums will be entered to your [undecipherable] on the Books of this Office— the Accountant being absent— Sam B^t & J Hagner Pro Atte Trach Francis Esq^r Accountant's Office Purveyor of Public August 19 1799 Supplies Sir The exigence of my Office requires that I should from time to time call on all receivers of Public monies from this Department requiring [undecipherable] & settlement of their accounts and you having received very large sums which remain to be accounted for, I have accordingly to request that you will render a statement accompanied by proper vouchers showing the amount of monies [undecipherable] received, the balance remaining in your hands unapplied— James B^t W. S.