[476] [1] Major [undecipherable] G[undecipherable] Wilmington [undecipherable] Sir Accountants Office January 17^th 1800 In settlement of S[undecipherable] G[undecipherable]'s account as [undecipherable] this day he has been allowed on a considerable quantity of Stores furnished by your orders to the Officers of the Army then at Wilmington — as some of the returns were not as regular as I could wish I am brought [undecipherable] to give you some information for your future government for which purpose I shall quote you the Secretary of War's letter to me upon this subject, [undecipherable] — The application for subsisting fuel are merely necessary as to the quantity that may be allowed when absolutely necessary [undecipherable] be restricted & was not intended to give any inducement to Officers for any trust they have not drawn by being on furlough or detailed for service or any cause whatever — And I hope will be sufficient to guard you against [undecipherable] your sanction to any Officer's account but such as are fully entitled to Stores under these restrictions — Sam^l [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Caleb Swan Esq^r P No. 6 Sir Accountants Office January 17 1800 Enclosed I hand you statement of the monies paid by Lieut. John [undecipherable] 2 Reg^t W[undecipherable] for apprehending William [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a Deserter from the Garrison at Fort [undecipherable] [undecipherable] amounting to five dollars [undecipherable] which sum you will of course deduct from his pay as this sum may become due — Sam^l [undecipherable] [undecipherable]