[476] Francis Mentges Esq^r Private Your accounts & vouchers for expenditures on acct of the Fortifications at Fort Mifflin, including the making of Gun Carriages for the same up to the end of last War, have been examined; the sum of D^rs 6400.14 being the amount thereof, will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office, leaving a balance in your hands of D^rs 5920.91 differing from your [undecipherable] D^rs 43.86½ cents, which will be accounted for on reference to the statement of differences annexed — [undecipherable signature] S. Statement of differences arising on the settlement of the acct of Francis Mentges, Agent of Fortifications Amount of the acct of expenditures on acct of the Fortifications at Fort Mifflin, p his Statement marked A D^rs 9994.32 Ditto Ditto on account of Gun Carriages for the said Fortifications p ditto " B [undecipherable] Amount admitted to his credit Written in this Office 6447.17[undecipherable] 6400.14 Accounted for as follows. Viz. Dr. To this amount, being part of Monies D^rs [undecipherable] for articles purchased [undecipherable] on this Acct, [undecipherable] charged [undecipherable] to title part of [undecipherable] in pay of the Comp[undecipherable] D[itto] of Voucher [undecipherable] for the sake of [undecipherable] employment [undecipherable] Postponed inasmuch as there is neither time or writing [undecipherable] authority [undecipherable] allowing the [undecipherable] for which he [undecipherable] claimed D^rs [undecipherable] to ditto ditto [undecipherable] to this amount owing to [undecipherable] Cr. By the same short issued to his [undecipherable] marked [undecipherable] By the amount of Voucher N^o [undecipherable] By ditto ditto [undecipherable] difference [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Accountants Office Jan^y 16 1800 M. S.