suspended untill the accounts which you mentions to have been sent to the Secretary of War have been rec'd at this Office; applications has been made to the Secretary for those acc'ts — I was told they had been returned to you as more proper to be sent direct to this Office — Sam'l p. WL Plunger Stevens Esq. Accountant's Office Ny New Dep't February 8^th 1800 New York Sir I have received your letter of the 7^th Inst & have noted its contents — As respects an allowance for [undecipherable] hire, have to be govern'd by officers from the Secretary of War's [undecipherable] on the subject, only [undecipherable] you with firm earnestly request that the returns required may be sent without delay, to enable me to decide on this case — Untill the informations required in my letter of the 23^d inst. is furnished I cannot say any thing further on the subject of the Clothing — Sam'l p. WL Capt. John Ellery February 11^th 1800 New York Dist^d Sir I have rec^d your letter dated 31 Jany, by which I presume you have not rec^d mine of the 24^th in reply to yours of the 6 Inst^d. I inclose a duplicate thereof, if transmitted, I transmit yours — Sam'l p. WL