Accountant's Office October 8^th 1799 I Certify that there is due to John M. Coffin Sergeant Major & Dep^t of Artificers & Engineers the sum of seventy five dollars & five hang the amount of his accounts for payments he made for sundry supplies furnished while acting as Quarter master at the Post of Niagara & for sundry expenses coming from New York to Trenton & whilst remaining at the latter place attending to the settlement of his Public accts from 27 June to 21 Oct inclusive 1799 agreeably to order of major h^t Hamilton— Dolls 75. 25 The Sec^y of War October 22^d 1799 I certify that in pursuance of directions contained in the letter of the Secretary of War, to the Accountant of the War Department, under date 11^th September 1799, relative to ration monies advanced & supplies furnished and for Quarter master's Department at the Post of Niagara I have examined the accounts & vouchers rendered by John M Coffin Acting Quarter master at that said Post & find a balance thereon the sum of nine hundred & seventy two Dollars & War as abstract by the following manner [undecipherable] Abstract of Pay for sundry deliveries & other services of the Quarter Mas^r Dep^t at Fort Niagara between 17 May & 23 April 1799 on which certificates were granted by