Capt. Sam^l Eddins Richmond. V^a Accountants Office Septem^r 30^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 20^th instant with the enclosures — Your account will be [strikethrough: stated] finally [strikethrough: close] on your forwarding the muster roll of your Company for the month of August, to the Pay Master Generals Office as it is necessary to have reference to it so as to ascertain the dates of Enlistment &^c of the men — remind of you. since the last muster. I am S^r W S --- John Williams Esq^r September 30. 1799 Private Master Gen^l Sir Being about to take up for examination and final settlement the accounts of James O Hara Contractor for supplying the Army with provisions it is necessary that I should be furnished with all the charges proper to be brought to his debit in the statement of his accounts I have therefore to request that you will furnish me with an account of the different sums as may be chargeable with in the Quarter master Generals accounts either for transportation, articles furnished by the Public or other supplies which may have come within your notice, as the statement of his account will remain unfinished until the abstract of charges is received from you. I have to request that no time may be lost in forwarding it to this Office I am S^r W S [329]