The short balance of one hundred & twenty nine Dollars you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States to whom you will please to forward the necessary rec^t — Sam^l &^c W L Cap^t George Ingersoll M^l Post Accountants Office Septem^r 11^th 1799 Sir I have received your Letter of the 4 Instant and agreeably to your desire expressed therein, on examination of your accounts has taken place, which is found to correspond with your Statement, a balance remaining in your hands in favor of the United States of Twelve dollars & the out of which you will please pay the retained bounty due Anthony Fitz &Leuburn & Jeramiah their 20^s which payments being effected only one Cent will remain unappropriated, which sum the Pay master General will be directed to deduct from the next Pay Roll. Sam^l &^c W L Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r September 12. 1799 Sup^t of M^l S Sir The annexed is a Statement of articles furnished the 11 Reg^t of Infantry at Elizabeth Town N.J. upon the requisition of Lieut^t Ogden by John King Contractor amounting to D^rs 5. for which he has been paid at this Office, you will therefore be pleased to make the proper entries in the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores — Sam^l &^c W L