Arch'd Craney Esq. 4^th Man. Dep^t New York, G.S. Accountant's Office December 27, 1799 Sir Referring to my letter of the 14 inst I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 16^th, and your accounts & part of your vouchers for November last, which will be placed under examination to send as the earliest [undecipherable] shall have had our friend, Major [undecipherable] to whom you say they have [undecipherable] for delivery after he has [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] thereto as [undecipherable] — Sam M^t R S Lieut Hollingsworth 1^st Regt. Richmond V. December 23^rd 1799 Sir On the 21 Oct last, I wrote to [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] requesting to be informed of the names of [those?] Officers of his Company who have drawn rations from the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] River [undecipherable] without their names being [entered?] in this [undecipherable] returns, and as I have not yet received a reply, I should give the annexed copy of my [said?] letter & request you will be pleased to [undecipherable] the information required to be [furnished?] as early as [possible?] — [undecipherable: signature] Joshua [undecipherable] Esq. Marshfield M. December 28 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 19 [inst?] the contents [thereof?] having been communicated to the Secretary [undecipherable], he has [fixed?] allowant [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for eight hundred & [undecipherable] dollars, on account of the [Fortifications?] at Marshfield, which [undecipherable] will be transmitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States to whom you will give the necessary [receipts?] holding yourself [accountable?] [undecipherable]