[497] M^r John Woodward New-London C^t Accountants Office January 31. 1800. Sir I have received your letter of the 28 Inst: Enclosing, issued by your acct as Agent of the War Department, being for expenditures on account of the Fortifications at New-London, which will be placed under examination & you will be informed of the result — Sam: W^o [initialed: O. W. S.] The Secretary of War Sir February 1. 1800 M^r Contender at Newenberg Virg^a [N. Hubbell] having exhibited among his acct several Bills of D^r Francis for medical attendance to the Troops at that place, amounting generally Seventy Dollars. A B^c Williams amounted. 8 g^t Brooks attended — 142 . g. 8 27 . d^o . d^o . d^o ... Ballantine d^o — . 4 . 12 . 6 28 . d^o . d^o . d^o ... Thornton d^o — . 22 . 11 . " 27 . d^o . d^o . d^o ... And. Francis — d^o — . 1 . 12 . 6 30 . d^o . d^o . d^o ... D^r Greens d^o — . 29 . 1 . 6 Virg^a Curren^cy to 188 . 6 . 11 together with D^r Francis's letter explanatory of the foregoing, which are now transmitted to the Sec. of War for his inspection & to be by him sent to the Treas. in the usual way to enable the Accountant to remit the proper amount to the credit of the Paymaster — Sam: W^o [initialed: O. W. S.]