Mr. Robert Moffett. Accountants Office Sir December 27, 1799 On the 10 June last John Kilty Esq. Supervisor of Baltimore paid you in pursuance of directions from this Office the sum of thirteen dollars & 17/100 for your expences for pursuing deserters in 1794 & Certificate of Col. O Reed which sum had been previously paid you agreeably to accounts settled at the Treasury Department. I have therefore to request that you will as early as convenient return said amount to the above John Kilty and his receipt will be a sufficient discharge for the same — I am &c WL Jon.ⁿ Jackson Esq. Sup.^r Boston December 27^th 1799 Sir I received your letter dated the 18 Instant, enclosing Wm Smith's rect. or seventy six dollars & 69/100 from which the necessary entries will be made on the Books of this Office — I am &c WL The receipt of Wm Smith for Dolls 48 7/100 being amount of Warrant N° 4209 issued 19 June last was received at this Office the 28 Oct. & entered to your credit under that date — Arch.^d Crary Esq. New Port R.I. December 24, 1799 Sir I have now to inform you that your accounts as agent of Fortifications up to the 31 October last, have passed examination & that a balance is found due by you this day to the United States of Thirteen thousand four hundred fifty Dollars & 38/100 with which you remain charged on the Books of this Office, differing from your Statement in the sum of Two thousand nine hundred & sixty one dollars & 69/100, & which will be accounted for by the statement of differences enclosed for your government — The several vouchers mentioned in the annexed list which could not be admitted for reasons given in the said Statement of differences I return you herewith — I am Sir &c WL List of vouchers referred to in the preceding letter — N° 98 Lewis Tousards order favor of Cadet Wilson — for D° 40.— " 195 William Peck's acc^t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.83. . 279 abstract of extra pay to Soldiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.55. . 284 Archibald Crary's bill for 5 Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495.— . 290 William Fletcher a soldier acc^t for Labour . . . . . . . 3.20 & Major Tousards order favour of Lieut G. T. Ross for 3 months Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . —90.— Statement of differences arising on the Accts of Archibald Crary Ag.^t of Fortifications between 8 Aug.^t 1798 & 31 October 1799 — Balance due the United States p acct stated in the } Accountants Office 23^d December 1799 } 13450.38 Balance due the United States p Arch.^d Crary's acct . . . . 10488.69 difference D° — 2961.69 Accounted for as follows — viz:— 109 Pay of J°. L. Ross (as Inspector) from 15 April to 11 May not receipted for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doll 48.— 155 . . . d° . . . . . d° . . . . . from 27 May to 1 June . . . . . . . 12.— 71 . . . . d° . . . . . . . . . d° . . . . 10 to 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.— 176 this sum being an error in addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.— 191 d° overcharged in Seth Presley's Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 219 . being an error in addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D° 1.18 . Pay of J.L. Ross from 1 to 6 July, not receipted for . . . . . 12.— 226 . . . . ditto — — — d° — — — — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.18 238 . . . . overadded on this Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.— 248 . . . . over charged the am.^t of this Roll . . . . . . . . . . . 1.— 265 . . . . Pay of J.L. Ross not receipted for from 29 July to 3 Aug . . 12.— .20 269 . . . . overadded on Pay Roll from 12 to 1^st Aug.^t . . . . . . . .60 195 . . . . paid William Peck for freight of Cannon &c suspended until the subordinate vouchers are produced & the acct attested to . . 383.83 300 . . . . Pay of J. L. Ross from 2 to 7 Sept. — not receipted . . . . 12.— carr.^d over