M^r Ezekiel Halcomer Accountants Office Middletown, Connecticut, Sep^t 11^th 1799 Sir The Auditor of the Treasury has transmitted to this Office for examination and settlement a part of your account of Supplies to the Troops at Middletown under the Command of Cap^ns Ripley & Miller amounting to D^rs 344.74 but previous to commencing the examination it will be necessary for you to shew why 17 Cents per ration should be allowed you as at the same time produce certificates from these Officers certifying when you augmented the ration & what articles composing the ration were augmented. In looking over your accounts I observe D^rs 142.81 charged for barrack rent, being so much paid by you the different persons & most of them for the same period — this being apparently wrong will require you to explain by whom they were all occupied. I am &^c W.S. Samuel Hodgsdon September 11^th 1799 Superintend^t of M.S. Sir Enclosed is an abstract of sundry articles delivered by King & Erenger agreably to contract on orders drawn by David Henley being for the use of the Quarter masters Department you therefore will hold the persons accountable on the Books of your Office — I am &^c W.S.