Arch^d Grany Esq^r New York D.I. Accountants Office Oct 22^d 1799 Sir On the examination of your accounts, an error has been discovered in the calculation of a quantity of Shot purchased by you of John Brown, againt the the contents of thirteen Bags, Copy of his bill is annexed — by which you will observe, that 1796 lb^t averaging 192 1/6 for every ton, (making 12,533 lb) has been extended 30 tons 18 qr^s 1 hund^d whereas at 2240 lb for every ton the weight is no more than 23 Tons 9 hd^s 3 qt — making a difference of 7. 16. 1 or(at 60$ p^r ton) $461 15^y 84 I give you this earliest information of this circumstance, that you may investigate the matter, & inform me of the result without delay — I am &^c W^mS. Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Superintendant of Mil^y St. October 22^d 1799 Sir John Ring Contractor at Elizabethtown, has been paid at this Office for the following articles furnished by order of Col^o Ogden for the use of the 11 Reg^t of Infantry Viz^t debit 1799 delivered 12 doz Stock Poles $21. 6 2 Bagg Poles — .1.8 1 doz Tin Cups 3.4 — 1 doz Lenth Barrel — . 12 — 46 doz Tent Pins @ 75 — [undecipherable] 14 Rang^s @ [undecipherable] — .2.96 27 Tent Poles — .3.96 2 Pails new — $Mos 27.63 16. 1 Amounting to 64 D^lls for which you will please furnish the proper returns accountable on the books of the department of Military Stores — I am &^c W^mS