Godfild S. M^cRee Esq^r Accountants Office Attorn^y Sep^t 4. 1799 Wilmington N.C. Sir Your letters enclosing the 16 & 20^th returns, with their enclosures have been duly received — the muster & Insⁿ roll contained in the first will be handed to Caleb Swan Pay master General, who has an Office in this place; and whose duty it is in the first instance to examine & liquidate all army accounts; from him the proper amount will be received after such examination. The Secondary Account being connected with other accounts of yours, now in this Office, it will be settled here; but hereafter all Similar Accounts must be transmitted in the first instance to Messr^s M^cRee — After an examination of the latter account has taken place you will be informed thereof — I am Y^rs W. S. Cawack Carrington D^r Sep^t 3^d 1799 Supervisor Richmond V^a Sir I enclose you my letter to Isaac Inslee [undecipherable: Boudinott?] (open for your perusal) with a statement of his account; from which you will observe that he owes the United States a balance of 97 D^rs which you will please to obtain, & transmit to the Treasurer of the United States, & exonerate him from the Same on the Books of this Office — I am &c^a W. S.