Caleb Swan Esq^r Q. M. Accountants Office August 16 1799 Sir I herewith enclose you for examination & payment the Pay & Muster Rolls of the troops at Fort Adams under the command of Lieu^t Manning & Parker, for the months of June & July — That Officer will be directed to transmit his bills in future for your Office — I am &^c [signature] C Swann Esq^r No. 8. Aug^t 15 1799 Sir I [undecipherable: transmit] herewith the Muster & Pay bills of a Company of the 5 Reg^t of A & B stationed at [undecipherable] & Virginia under the command of Capt John Bishop, who will be directed to forward all future bills to your Office for payment — I am &^c [signature] Col^t William Davies [undecipherable] Esq^r August 15 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 13 [undecipherable: Ult.] — enclosing one hundred Dollars, to discharge your bond, amounting to Eighty seven dollars & [undecipherable], leaving a balance of D 12 [undecipherable] which sum has been paid to [undecipherable: M^cRamsay] according to your request, as will appear by the vouchers [undecipherable] — the letter [undecipherable] has been returned to hand with the enclosures — in respect to the plea of [undecipherable] Ability, it cannot be admitted — it is necessary the bond should be filed with your acco^ts. I have therefore [undecipherable]