[441] David Henley Accountants Office a N S December 6, 1799 Knoxville [undecipherable] Sir I have received your letter dated the 20 [undecipherable] covering as therein mentioned a copy of the Dollar Books of your Office for the month of October 1799 Sam[undecipherable] [undecipherable: Rs.] Saint Patrick Harris December 5, 1799 Fort Johnston N.C. Sir I have received your letter dated the 13 [undecipherable] — The Acct. [undecipherable] which I [undecipherable] to give & which you [undecipherable] having received one of the Sums of [undecipherable] Dollars therein charged continues as [undecipherable] of that nature do all that money [undecipherable] which you were chargeable on the Books of this Office at the time of stating it. I directed the whole amount of [undecipherable] & other monies to be charged to you, and your account [undecipherable] on my Books as all [undecipherable] army acct. [undecipherable] on account of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable], & [undecipherable] by the Pay master [undecipherable] to whom if you are in want of funds application must be made — Sam[undecipherable] Levi Williams December 6, 1799 [undecipherable] de [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the late [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sir You have charged on the Books of this Office [undecipherable] the sum of [undecipherable] Dollars being so much paid to you by [undecipherable] Pay master to the Troops on the late [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] pursuant to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as therein on [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] expenses I have to request you [undecipherable] as early as may be [undecipherable] [undecipherable]