L^t Sam^l Dⁿ Dyson? Fort M^cHenry Accountants Office September 21 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 16 ins^t inclosing your Recruiting account & account current which have been examined & after making sundry deductions the books a balanced due the United States of Ninety six Dollars 97/100 as will appear by the return account of differences You will pay little & I presume the amount will then taking these receipts forward them to this Office with any others you may be able to obtain, that will destroy any of the above balance Sam^l B^d W^m S The Secretary of War September 22 1799 Sir The Account Officer having drawn double rations on the authority of Garrisons' & &^c I request to be furnished with a list of the superior posts within the same, & the names of the Officers respectively commanding thereat who are entitled to the double rations allowed by the fourth Section of the act of the 3 March 1799 entitled "an act to amend & repeal in part the act entitled 'an act to ascertain & fix the military establishment of the United States'" Sam^l 4^th W^m S