Coln Swan Esq^r D M G. Accountants Office Novem^r 4^th 1799 Sir I send you herewith a Muster & Pay Roll of a Detachment of Artill^y men stationed at the [?] thirteen M^os for the months of September 1700 forwarded to this Office by Griffin I M^cree D^p Collector at Wilmington who will be informed of my referring this same to you for examination & settlement — Sam X H.L. Nicholas Fish Esq^r New York Sir I received your letter of the 20^th Ult: enclosing two receipts for payments made by you amounting to One hundred seventy two Dollars & [undecipherable] for which will bill notified on the Books of this Office — Your claim on merit Joseph M Draught has been referred to Coln Swan Dep: Pay master General who has promised to pay due attention to it — Sam N H.L. Joshua Crane Esq^r Marshbleau M^o Novem^r 7 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 30 Ult: accompanied by your accounts as agent of Fortifications for Marshbleale [Massachusetts] for the month of Sept last which will be placed under examination & you will be informed of the result in [undecipherable] — Sam N H.L.