[455] James Morrison Esq^r attorney therefor Kentucky Accountant's Office December 27, 1799 Sir I have received your letter dated the 2^d instant and am pleased to find that you have received a part of the balance due by John Connors the remainder I now not received you would be proper to be reported as early as possible clear of any further difficulties since I wish you to present them to me — I shall make a proper representation thereof to the Comptroller of the Treasury who will direct the proper steps in the recovery equally to have in making the remittance for what you have received, as [undecipherable: write] as what remains to be paid, you will pursue the most [undecipherable: safe] & ready course of which I have you to [undecipherable: judge] Sam H. --- John [undecipherable] Esq. [undecipherable] Baltimore December 27^th 1799 Sir On the 1^st June last you paid to M^r Robert [undecipherable] Ensign in the 3^d [undecipherable] Maryland Militia called out to suppress an insurrection in 1794 pursuant to [undecipherable] from this Office the sum of Thirteen dollars [undecipherable] for his [undecipherable] marching district which sum I find has been previously paid as appears by accounts [undecipherable] at the Treasury Department — I have written to M^r [undecipherable] & requested him to return said amount to you, when this is done you will be so good as refund the same to the Treasurer of the United States — Sam H.