[Accountants Office] M^r Peggs & Aleximus Hopkins Potownas near Providence Rhode Islands November 25 1799 Gent^s The Secretary of War has given you a Warrant in your favor for Six thousand Dollars on account of the Fabrication of Cannon for the United States, agreeably to Contract, which sum you will receive from the Treasury of the United States, on forwarding your duplicate receipt to be accounted for. Sam R. [signature] --- Joshua Crous Esq^r Harllbeth M^d November 23^d 1799. Sir Referring to my letter of the 10 Instant, I have now to inform you that your accounts for October Ulto have been examined, & after deducting Ten dollars from Voucher N^o 16 being an error in the calculation of the Pay of William Harrison, Mechanic, the sum of D^o 1333. 96 has been passed to your credit. The balance due on your account for September last, was on the 8 Instant transmitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States, as also D^o 1666.— on the 18^th Inst^t. on account, There sums appear to the abovementioned credit, leaves a balance in your hands on this Statement of one hundred seventy four Dollars 8/100, with which you stand charged on the Books of this Office — Sam [signature]