David Henley Esq^r A D Knoxville. Accountants Office Sep^t 24^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 4^th ins^t & have had it contents, after mature deliberation on the subject am of opinion, that to prosecute Schooles in his present situation would avail nothing towards a recovery of what may be due by him to the United States — should he, however, make his appearance again, in any of our Atlantic States, measures will certainly be taken to effect a recovery which in its execution will no doubt expose the baseness of his conduct. I enclose a letter for him, left open for your perusal, after which you will please to put forward it to him giving it the necessary edge I am &^a W. S. Major Mith Forley Natchez. September 25^th 1799 Sir, I have received your letters dated the 4^th May last, the one enclosing two receipts for public money remitted by you to South^t Truxmon & Universalle. The other remitting a payment to be made to John Thomas Military Store keeper for the amount of an account which you left unsettled with the United States Factory at that, amounting to D^s 94 3/100 — the Pay Master General having arrived here, & whose and official it is his duty in the first instance to examine & to adjust all those accounts — the receipts first mentioned & your letter with the request have been transferred to his Office accordingly — I am &^a W S [34]