Caleb Swan Esq^r Accountants Office P M G November 8. 1799 Sir The Secretary of War having authorized and admitted the amount of the account for the services of Ethan & [undecipherable] as Assistant Secretary to Major General [undecipherable] Hamilton from the 8 April to the last of September inclusively 5 months & 23 days (= 30 dolls & months making 173 dollars and you having [undecipherable] that sum from the account of [undecipherable] Hamilton for want of that authority. You are hereby [undecipherable] to take the necessary steps to effect the payment & charge the same in your account of Pay master General — Sam [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Edward Carrington November 8. 1799 Dep. Pay. Sir I received your favor of the 29 Ult. enclosing a letter from Mr. Isaac Miller & a bill of Doct. [undecipherable] Those letters have done away the objections to the full [undecipherable] of the Bill & receipt of Mr. [undecipherable] shall come to hand properly vouched, the whole of the M. 19 [undecipherable] deducted from Mr. Miller former acct. will then be admitted Together with the present acct. of Doct. [undecipherable]'s attendance on the sick — & you directed to pay him out of the monies in your hands — Sam [undecipherable] [undecipherable]