[760] It is proper to acquaint you that the accounts of the contractor must in future be rendered by himself, direct to this Office for settlement. I will therefore be necessary that you furnish me with a copy of the Contract upon which M. [undecipherable] now [undecipherable] — Sam H^o [paraph] [Sam'l Rogers Esq Sup^t [undecipherable] Sir] Commissarys Office December 24 1799 [undecipherable: probable reading "Probable"] Craig Esq Agent of Fortifications at New York [undecipherable] has received a credit at this Office for articles furnished [undecipherable] agreeably to the enclosed abstract to two hundred forty six Dollars [undecipherable] for which you will be pleased to cause [the] requisite entries to be made on the books of the Superintendent of Military Stores — Sam H^o [paraph] [Fred[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Esq Collector [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] December 23 1799 Sir I [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] dated [undecipherable] October & the 23^d [undecipherable] with their enclosures — when the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] monies which [undecipherable] you are to [undecipherable] on advance from Contractors, your accounts will be placed under examination [undecipherable] the result communicated to you — Sam H^o