[405] Accountants Office Novem^r 7. 1790 Capt Joseph Brooks 4 U.S. Reg^t Fredericksburg Virginia Sir I have received your letter dated the 1^st inst. accompanied by the papers therein mentioned. the Pay master General having an Office erect in this place as it being his duty to examine & liquidate all Army accounts in this first instance, the papers have been referred to that Office for that purpose. It may however in the mean time be proper to mention that the company statements and account current will not accompany the papers, which will be required previous to their examination. M^cSimon no doubt will assist you in this case. the monies standing to your debit on the Books of this Office, have been accordingly transferred to those of the Pay master General & to him your accounts are to be rendered &c Sam H. W.S. Caleb Swan Esq^r P.M.G. November 7 1799 Sir I hand you herewith enclosed a letter received from Capt Jos Brooks accompanied by sundry papers thereout mentioned. They relate to his recruiting account and as they were proper in the first instance to proceed to the means of examination through your Office they are forwarded to you, with a transcript of the monies standing to his debit on the Books of this Office &c Sam H. 2 W.S.