John Kelly Esq^r Accountants Office Pay^r & Baltimore August 21, 1799 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of One hundred & forty four Dollars & ⁸/₁₀₀ being for pay Subsistance of John Foncin Temporary Engineer for the Months of July & August 1799, which Sum you will please to pay the said John Foncin upon his granting you the necessary rec^t. I am &^c W. S. M^r John Foncin August 21, 1799 Fort McHenry Sir I have received your Letter of the 4^th Instant accompanied by your Account of pay & Subsistance for the months of July & August 1799, which has been examined & found correct amounting to One hundred forty four Dollars & ⁸/₁₀₀ which sum you will receive from John Kelly Paymaster Baltimore upon granting the necessary receipt & I am &^c W. S. Sam^l William Kerr August 29, 1799 Pay^r of the 11^th Reg^t New York Sir I have receive your letter of the 14^th Instant on the subject of the allowance [undecipherable] for the Officer of the 11 Reg^t in answer thereto I can only refer you to the regulations you [undecipherable] in your letter, as you will upon attend to them you will find the quantity fixed for each, and can be drawn from the Contractors on the proper returns. I am &^c W S.