[109] [marginalia, left side, rotated:] [undecipherable] with the accompanying vouchers are forwiths to be transmitted to this Office for the necessary examination & entry n [undecipherable] Sam V. H. Simmons Acct^r Act^r Div^r Capt George Pilkington No [undecipherable] Providence R.I. Accountants Office Nov. 1. 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 1^st Instant, with its enclosures. It being the duty of the Pay Master General to settle in the first instance all army accts, there fore your allowance on the books herewith should pass thro' that course of liquidation; he will give the proper vouchers to whom you are to render your accounts. In the first [undecipherable] signed by myself I return you enclosed with the accounts above mentioned as an improper exhibit at this Office— Sam V. [undecipherable] Samuel Wadsworth Esq. Hartford Con^t November 11. 1799 Sir The Secretary of War has given a warrant on your favor for Two thousand Dollars, to enable you to make the necessary advances to the Contractors for the manufacturing & delivery of rations [undecipherable] there for the Army of the United States — The above sum you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States on presenting the necessary receipt holding yourself accountable— Sam V. [undecipherable]