in the cases of the Hospital supplies, the vouchers necessary are a requisition of the Surgeon, countersigned by the Commanding Officer accompanied by evidence that the articles supplied have been used for the sick. The Acc.^ts for which are to be rendered to this Office with the other accounts of supplies which you make as Contractor — Sam &c W. S. Griffith J McRee Esq.^r Accountants Office Collector Wilmington N. Ca. August 20^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 4^th Inst.^t enclosing the receipts of Lieut.^s Carleton, Walker & oaths of Office together with the receipt of Lieut.^t John Fergus, for Thirty four Dollars, the amount of the first being Eight thousand one hundred & forty eight Dollars, & of the latter will be admitted to your credit on the Books of this Office. The bonds which you mentioned to have forwarded to Mr Lewis has been received here, & will be filed with the Oath of Office you have forwarded — Sam &c. W. L. Capt.ⁿ George Ingersoll August 21 1799 West Point — Sir I have received your letter of the 15 Inst.^t enclosing a receipt Roll for pay of the Company under your Comm.^d for June 1799 — also sundry loose receipts, the am.^t of which together with the sum found receipted on the Roll, making in all four hundreds & fifty six Dollars, & [undecipherable]/100 will be placed to your Credit on the Books of this Office, — an examination of your account Curr.^t has been Suspended, until you forwards the Receipt Roll for the pay of your Company for April as the Sum of D.^r 419 ²⁰/100, was sent to Capt.^r Freeman & by him paid to you for that purpose, which sum still remains unaccounted for — In answer to your letter of the 6 Instant I would observe, that as Capt.^r Bryes Recruiting account has not yet been received at this Office I cannot decide on the claims of Mess.^rs Read & Williams — Stickney, Fitz & Sanburn are each intitled to four dollars retained bounty, which sums you will please to discharge should oppertunities offer, out of the unappropriated monies in your hands — Holmes, Rose, Leveret Staunton & Perkins have been paid by Lieut.^t Freeman — Upon having reference to my letter of the 28 May last you will find that I informed you that enquiry had been made of the Secretary of War, to know by what authority the barge had been built & none could be found. It will be necessary therefore, for you to make application to Gen.^l Hamilton, on the subject & if it should be admitted by him, and Sanctioned by the Secretary of War, the amount will be placed to the credit of the Contractor on the Books of this Office — Sam &c. W. S.