stopping from your range 12 bolts in place of 7 bolts which was deducted by the clerk who adjusted your last acct. On reference to the account of Kings Blades I find that the 100 feet of slit boards is charged at 40/. pr^. foot 8/1 as you state, the deduction is therefore right. I shall shortly hand you Instructions as to what regards vouchers & the forms of rendering your acc^ts. to this Office for settlement, by which you are to be governed in future. Sam^l D. Nath^l Owen Esq^r. October 19^th 1799 P. M. G. Sir Lieut^t Nath^l Leonard 2 Reg^t. of U. S. have drawn additional rations for the months of June & July last as Commandant of Bedlows Island, but it which he was not entitled you are directed to deduct the sum of fourteen dolls &78/100 from the monies which you may next have occasion to transmit to him, being the amount of 122 rations overissue as above, at the contract price of 16 cents 14 mills p^r ration. Sam^s D. P M G Lieut^t. Nath^l. Leonard October 19^th 1799 New Port. G. S. Sir On examination of the account of William Holper Contractor it appears that you have drawn double rations for the months of June & July last as Commandant of Bedlows Islands under the act of the 3^d. March 1797, which says "that to each officer while commanding a separate post there shall be allowed twice the number of rations to which they would otherwise