[456] Mr Robert Moffett. Accountants Office December 27. 1799. Sir On the 10 June last John Kilty Esq.^r 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 W.S. Jon.^s Jackson Esq.^r December 27^th 1799 Sup.^r Boston Sir I received your letter dated the 18 Instant, enclosing Wm Smith's acct. or seventy six dollars & 69/100 from which the necessary entries will be made on the Books of this Office — I am &c W.S. The receipt of Wm Smith for Doll.^s 48 9/100 being amount of Warrant N.^o 4209 issued 19 June last was received at this Office the 28 Oct. & entered to your credit under that date — Arch.^d Crary Esq.^r December 24, 1799 New Port R.I. 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 [457] 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 W.S. List of vouchers referred to in the preceding letter — N.^o 98 Lewis Tousards, order favor of Cadet Wilson for D.^rs 40. — " 195 William Peck's acct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.83. . 279. abstract of extra pay to Soldiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.55. . 254. Archibald Crary's bill for 5 Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495.— . 290 William Fletcher, a Soldier, acct. 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.^rs 2961.69 Accounted for as follows — viz:— 109 Pay of Jn.^o L Ross (as Inspector) from 15 Ap.^l to 11 May not recepted for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doll.^s 48.— 155 . . . d.^o . . . . d.^o . . . from 27 May to 1 June . . . . . . . . 12.— 71 . . . d.^o . . . . . . . . . d.^o . . . 10 to 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.— 176 this sum being an error in addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.— 191 d.^o overcharged in Seth Presley's Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 219 . being an error in addition . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.^rs 1.18 . Pay of J.L Ross from 1 to 6 July, not receipted for . . . . 12.— 226 . . . ditto — . . . . d.^o . . . . . . . . . 13.18 238 . . . overadded on this Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.— 248 . . . over charged the amt of this Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.— 265 . . . Pay of J.L Ross not receipted for from 29 July to 3 Aug. . 12.— 269 . . . Overadded on Pay Roll from 12 to 1^st Aug. . . . . . . . . . .60 195 . . . paid William Peck for freight of Cannon & 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.— can.^d over