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 $726.56 found in your favor, agreeably to the annexed Statement, which sum you will receive from the Treasurer US upon your granting him the necessary receipts. — I informed you by letter of the 31^st Ult^o 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 Warrant for the balance then reported in your favor for even the said letter was not sent you — I am &^c Isaac Craig Esq^r Dep^ty Q.M. Pittsburgh September 12^th 1799 Sir On examining your vouchers for pay of Labourers of the Troops in the vicinity of Pittsburg for the 26^th June last inclusively I find that you have overpaid the Officer 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 Officer. On reference to the Abstract of freight of the 2^d [undecipherable] last you will find the assignment of a ration has been reduced consequently it alters the Value of each ration. — The balance due the United States being seven hundred seventy seven Dollars 18^th [undecipherable] will stand to your debt on the Books of the Office — I am &^c