Philadelphia 20^th August 1799 Sir, The Secretary of the Treasury informed me, that the vouchers for the Stores received and delivered by James Seagrove, the publics Agent at S^t Marys in 1799, were sent to your Office, I will thank you to cause them to be delivered to me. I wish also to ascertain the particular Regiments to which the Detachments at the Posts in the enclosed list belongs — without this information I cannot charge the Regiments with the Clothing delivered to their men while thus detached. I presume documents are with you which will readily give the information. I am, Sir, your most ob^t Servant, James M^cHenry Esq^r Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia 20^th August 1799 Sir, This morning I received your letter of the 19^th instant. Before I could attempt an answer, I handed it to the Accountant, who having perused it, returned it, and endorsed thus: "Henry Glen Esq^r Agent for providing "the means of transportation of Troops &c destined to take "posession of Cayuga &c. stands charged on the books of the "Treasury with Balance Doll. 2230.— On the books of "the Accountant of the War Department, with Doll. 1170.— "for the expenditures thereof no accounts have been rendered." A verbal [strikethrough: mesage] message informed me that before further advances could be made, the vouchers for the above must be submitted to the proper Officers. Thus circumstanced I rely on your candour to acquit me of any design to procrastinate payment for the services to which you allude or to embarrass you in any other way. I am Sir, Your sincere friend & very humble Servant Henry Glen Esq^r Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia 21^st August 1799 Sir, The promptness with which you attended to my last letter, relative to a portion of my accounts before you demands my thanks. In the pressure of your business will it not be possible for you to report on my Quarter Master Accounts? I wish much to settle with the Quarter Master General, but I cannot do it until I have your sanction to my disbursements. Should the fever or ill health take you from the city (neither of which I sincerely wish may happen) I fear it will be long before I can compass my wishes. With respect to my advance to M^r Glen I submit it to your consideration whether it will not be best to credit my account, and debit his with the amount. With Sentiments of esteem I am Sir your most ob^t hum^ble M^r Simmons Esq^r Samuel Hodgdon Accountant to the War Department