M^r John King Contractor Elizabethtown N.J. Accountants Office Sep^t 12^th 1799 Sir I received your letter of the 4^th inst^o enclosing your accounts of supplies to the 11 Reg^t during the last month, which have been examined & balance of $220.26 found in your favor, agreably to the annexed Statement, which sum you will receive from the Treasurer W^t upon your granting him the necessary receipts, — I informed you by letter of the 31 ulto of the settlement of your accounts up to 31 July, but owing to delay occasioned by the removal of the Public Offices to this place I have not till now been able to obtain the Warr^t for the balance then reported in your favor of course the said letter was not sent you — I am &^c Isaac Craig Esq^r Dep^ty Q.M. September 13^th 1799 Sir On examining your vouchers for pay of Subsistence of the Troops in the vicinity of Pittsburg for the 26^th June [undecipherable] inclusively I find that you have overpaid the Officers for their subsistance which has been deducted from your account as will appear by the enclosed Statement, which will govern your making the deductions from the Officers. On reference to the [undecipherable] Act of Congress of the 2^d of march last you will find the component parts of a ration has been revised consequently it [undecipherable] the value of [undecipherable] the rations. The balance due the United States being seven hundred seventy seven Dollars 18^ct/100 will stand to your debt on the Books of the Office — I am &^c