[Docket on reverse: War Department / 19. February 1800 / ·James McHenry / no 20^th / to / directing The Quarter Masters / [undecipherable] Army or [undecipherable] / In the settlement of their / accounts.] Sir War Department 19 Feb.^r 1800 It being proper that the Quarter Master General, Purveyor of Public Supplies, contractors, agents of the War Department, and all other persons accountable to your office should render with as little delay as possible their accounts for settlement, You are hereby requested to require and urge all Officers contractors agents and other persons accountable as aforesaid to furnish their accounts at reasonable periods for settlement. Should your requirements fail of their intended effect, or unusual and unnecessary delays take place notwithstanding the same, you will represent the facts to me for my information and interference. I am Sir Your Obedient Servant James McHenry The Accountant of the War Department