[Docket, rotated:] War Dept. Septr 23. 1799. James McHenry [undecipherable] directing the mc[arine] [undecipherable] to the forms & to the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] his accounts [Address panel:] War department William Simmons Esq Accountants War department September 23. 1799. Sir, You will be pleased to instruct the Marine Committee of Baltimore consisting of Robert Gilmore Jeremiah Yellot Davis Stewart, Robert Oliver, Mark Pringle and William Patterson who are charged with the direction of the Works for the defence of that harbour respecting the forms and — whatever else may be necessary to the settlement of their accounts for expenditures on the said Works — I am Sir Your obedient Servant James McHenry William Simmons Esq Accountants