[224] Cap^t James Brads^o Fort Jay Accountants Office August 12^th 1799 Sir I have recev your letter of the 31 Ult^o with their enclosures upon which your account now^t has been stated & pay yourself in your government by which there appears a balance against you of one hundred seven Dollars & You which sum will be placed to the debit of your account on the Books of this Office — Sam H^p N J --- Nichols Fish Esq^r Supervisor New York August 14^th 1799 Sir The treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Two Hundred &fifty Dollars which you will please to pay to M^rs Anstiss Thompson at New York taking the necessary rect for the same, being on acc^t of the pay of her Husband Cap^t Alex^r. Thompson — Sam H^p N^o 2 --- M^rs Anstiss Thompson New York — August 14^th 1799 Madam/ You will receive from Nickolas Fish Esq^r Supervisor New York the sum of Two hundred &fifty Dollars being on account of the Pay of your husband Cap^t Alex^r. Thompson — for which favor you will be pleased to grant your duplicate receipts — Sincerely N^o