[marginalia, written vertically along left margin: the [undecipherable] within alluded to, be transmitted to [undecipherable]] Quarters of the Regiment — the Pay Master General being arrived at this place and opened an Office, it has become his duty in the first instance to examine and liquidate all Army Accounts. Your account & the attendant letters & explanations will accordingly be transmitted to that Officer for examination; to him you are requested to make any additional communications on the subject, which you may be in possession of, & I will request him to write to you on the Subject. I am &c W.S. Lieut. [undecipherable] S. [undecipherable] Fort Niagara[?] Accountants Office August 21^st 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the [undecipherable] Instant enclosing muster & Pay Rolls of the Troops under your command for the months of June & July; the other enclosing statement accompanying papers for your services as [undecipherable] — The Pay masters Rolls have been forwarded to the Pay master General who now has an Office in this place; & whose duty it is in the first instance to examine & liquidate all Army accounts, he is directed to communicate with you on the subject of your future transmissions of accounts will be to his Office — To substantiate your claim as [undecipherable], more fully, and to enable me to decide on the propriety of an allowance equal to your services, I could wish to be furnished with a statement of your receipts as well as issues, showing the [undecipherable] articles issued and [undecipherable], accounting for any surplus or deficiency which may have occur'd, this will establish