[486] N^o J: [undecipherable] Morris Savannah Geo. Fort M'Henry January 24^th 1800 210 Sir [undecipherable] from John [undecipherable] Esq^r Baltimore the sum of sixty dollars which you will cause to pay to M^r. [undecipherable], being his [undecipherable] wages charges, one of which is to be transmitted to this Office being for [undecipherable] months rent of a room lately occupied by M^r John [undecipherable] Engineer at Fort M'Henry agreeably to his obligations dated 8 October 31 December 1799 the same having now abated by the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] The account of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] from 1 Aug^t to 31 December 1799, I herewith inclose you for the purpose of having her claims [undecipherable] in your next [undecipherable] to Pay Bills of your Company, to be accompanied by a Certificate of the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Barracks stating that she was actually [undecipherable] attending the [undecipherable] of the said Barracks during the period charged - this has been the usual way of making payment of [undecipherable] service Sam^l [undecipherable] To John Henry January 24^th 1799 Fort M'Henry New York [undecipherable] Sir In answer to your letter of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I have [undecipherable] inform you that your account [undecipherable] in this Office including your pay up to the 1 [undecipherable] also a copy of which was furnished to you in my letter of the 5^th [undecipherable] month [undecipherable] appeared a balance against you of nearly [undecipherable] [undecipherable] your statement thereof was handed to the Pay master [undecipherable] and the amount deducted from your pay on the Pay bills of your Company [undecipherable]