Caleb Swan Esq^r P.M.G. Accountants Office Novem^r 6^th 1799 Sir I send you herewith a Muster & Pay Roll of a Detachment of Artill^s & eng^rs stationed at Fort Johnston N.C. for the month of September 1799 forwarded to this Office by Inspect^r S Morse the collector at Wilmington who will be relieved of my informing the same to you for examination & settlement. Sam^l C. Nicholas Fish Esq^r New York. Novem^r 6^th 1799 Sir I received your letter of the 30^th ult^o inclosing two receipts for payments made by you amounting to One hundred Seventy two Dollars & ⁵⁰/₁₀₀ which will be entered on the Books of this Office. Your claim on acco^t of Joseph H Dwight has been referred to Caleb Swan Esq^r Pay master General who has promised to pay due attention to it. Same &c Ichabod Crane Esq^r Marblehead Mas^s Novem^r 7^th 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 30^th ult^o accompanied by your account as Agent of Fortifications for Marblehead Massachusetts for the month of Sept last which will be placed under examination & you will be informed of the result in course Same &c