Cap^t Thomas H. Huger Fort Moultrie S.C. Accountants Office October 11 1799 Sir You will receive from Daniel Stevens Esq^r deposited at Charleston S.C. the sum of sixty four Dollars $64. being balance due on settlement of your account for Secretary & Contingent expences including your pay from 1 May to 30 Sep^r 1799. Copy of your acc^t curr^t herewith for your government on which dup^t you will pleased to grant your duplicate receipts I am &^c W S. Mess^rs John & Ennis Woodward New London, Conn^t October 10. 1799 Sir Your accounts of supplies to the Recruits at New London between 1 May & 30 Sep^t 1799 amounting from Statement to D^rs 142. 33 has all been admitted, except the charge of D^rs 24. 96 paid to Captⁿ James Wadsworth in lieu of nine months arrant of Meat, which has been excluded &. the vouchers now return to you because this charge is prohibited by a decision of the Secretary of War which says that "the Practice relative to fuel not drawn by Officers in consequence of their being absent on furlough? stationed on? services or from any cause whatever has never been settled. The regulations for fuel are merely directory as to the quantity of Wood that may be [undecipherable] and cannot be construed & are not intended to give an [undecipherable] to Officers for the whole or any part of the quantity they have not drawn". The balance of D^rs 117. 37 reported on your favor you will receive from Gen^l Jedidiah Huntington upon your granting him the necessary receipts I am &^c W S.