[Continued Dec^r 19^th '98 5^th Sep^r 35. 20.12 Prompt charges at 23. 99 Passed also 100 dollars since in addition on a/c of long a hav't am^t of returns a/c officers on ditto at 4^th Dec^r III — 4 Amount remitted by the Treasurer ___ dollars 4935 — 34] John S^t Davies Esq^r Supervisor Providence R I Accountants Office Prov^e 20 1799 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One thousand fifty one dollars 49/100 being for rations Commissar master & Hospital stores furnished by [undecipherable] contracted in the troops of the U S in the State of Rhode Island between 1 July — 31 Oct^r 1799 which sums you will please to pay to the heirs behalf &c of New Port upon his granting you the necessary receipt — James S— [undecipherable] Mr Tho^s M Linsdon Winchester V^a November 29^th 1799 Sir I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 1 Inst^t in which you mention to have made certain payments to the Officers therein mentioned & request that stoppage might take place, to reimburse you. In reply thereto I have to inform you that as all army accounts are in the first instance received and settled at the Office of the Pay master General, it will rest with that Officer to make any proper deductions from the Pay of Officers which may come before him; your communications therefore relative to the same as you have made had better be made to him, who has an office in this city — [undecipherable]