[In future it will be proper that your accounts against this Department to articles in your own name as agent —] [Sam M] [notation] James Miller, Esq^r Commissariat Office Detroit Feb. 17^th 1800 Sir. On investigation of the amount of the reimbursement [undecipherable] for the purpose of ascertaining the supplies furnished to Brig. General [undecipherable] & paid in that service by you as agent to John Williams on [undecipherable] the following charges for payments made to which I have some [undecipherable] about this advancement of [undecipherable] and to which effect I have stated my advance to the [undecipherable] Office under letter of this & last — Voucher N: 3. The [undecipherable] are in money supplies consisting of Shoes & Socks & money for work . . . . $9.92 To the Reg: [undecipherable] for men Porter [undecipherable] N: . . $6.66 . 20 Ditto . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.66 I have thought it proper that you should be furnished with this information relative to the accounts of [undecipherable] — [Sam M] [notation] Samuel Buffett Gray Esq^r February 17, 1800 Manchester Massachusetts Sir. There [undecipherable] operations under an act of this Department having been admitted the sum of one hundred twenty five dollars & [undecipherable] pounds and to you thereon, will be transmitted by the Treasurer of the U.S. to whom you will grant [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] — A difference of 29 [undecipherable] appears on this account owing to an error in the calculation of your account [undecipherable] being charged on the [undecipherable] yards at [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] a sum [undecipherable]