[text continues from previous page] ...ants balonville Receipts up to the 21 Ulto: which having been examined & ascertained the following alterations — Viz — Amount of your account shewn new Statement — 306.[undecipherable]½ Add this sum being short calculated in your account — 24 306.50 From which has now deducted — This sum paid [undecipherable] balonville for contingent expenses [undecipherable]; The march of a [undecipherable] 8 Recruits to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is not being the bounty of a [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] money for such purpose, which [undecipherable] is now entered [undecipherable] — Commission on [undecipherable] ....................... — 12.50 [undecipherable] 294.20 Leaving the sum of Two hundred & Ninety four dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable], for which you will receive a credit on Books of this Office, to be set against the sum of Three hundred Dollars, advanced you on account: — consequently [a] balance remains in your hands in favor of the United States of [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] for [which] draw your [undecipherable] accountable — [undecipherable signature] Major Constant Freeman Accountants Office Fort Johnson near Charleston Nov 15. 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 28 Ulto & having [undecipherable] examined, to not [undecipherable] do any thing you say, which will [undecipherable] an allowance of the additional Rations you have drawn. The construction given [to] the act of the 3 March 1797 which says, "and to each Officer while commanding separate Post [undecipherable] [shall?] [be?] [thrice?] the number of Rations to which they would otherwise be entitled" is, that the Officer commanding an [undecipherable] separate Post, or, in other words, the [undecipherable]