M^r Godlore Heiskell Fredericksburg V^a Sir Accountants Office February 24^th 1800 I have this day closed the examination of your account of supplies to the Troops at Fredericksburg Virginia during the whole of the Year 1799. & have suspended & deducted from your account the Sum of D^rs 1236. 22½ or causes mentioned in the enclosed account of differences as well as on the Vouchers themselves, now also enclosed to you; a few of the objectionable charges may be obviated by you so far at least as to exonerate you from the balance of D^rs 46. 4⁶/₁₀₀ which you are stated to owe the U. S. as per the said Acc^t of differences Your account will stand suspended until your answer is received Sam 8^y M.S. General account of deductions made from the account of G. Heiskel from his first account marked A. This sum charged for Whiskey & Vinegar, issued from the 1 Jan^y to 1 of May 1799, deducted because he chose to continue his supplies for that time upon the old Contract, which allowed him but 16 Cents. of course no more could be allowed, unless the charge had been approved by Col^o E. Carrington. The Bill is now returned.... 127/........ 21.16⅔ A bill for money he advanced D^r Hancocks, deducted because it involves an irregular circulation of public money 120/6.... 20. 8⅓ A return for 4 Cords of Wood to L^t Brock, deducted because that Officer did not draw the Wood, but money in lieu thereof.... 20.— d^o for 4 Cords Wood to Cap^t Thornton... d^o. d^o. d^o...... 15. 83⅓ d^o for 3[undecipherable] . . to D^r McAllister... d^o. d^o........ 11. 67 d^o . 5 . . . L^t Fanshee d^o... d^o........ 16.06⅔ 105. 42 Commiss^s charged at 5 p[er cent]..................... 5. 27. This sum too much charged Commiss^ns as p^r a/c A.............. 19. 46⅔ This sum charged improperly because it had been before adm[itted] to his credit at the Treasury................. 279.85⅓ Deducted from second acc^t B. from b° N°. 12 Rations to Cap^t Eddens detachm^t being so many more than the return stated men to consume them.... 1. 92. Overcharged on 766 Rations delivered Cap^t Edains detachm^t having charged them at 16 6¼ instead of 16........ 2. 66. " b° N° 14. for 1 Cord Wood to L^t McAllister he having drawn money in lieu thereof... is.......... 3. 33⅓ " " N° 19. transportation of the Baggage of Cap^t Thornton's detachm^t not receipted by the owner of the Waggon & requiring additional certificate from the Officer... 54.— Commission charged on 57. 33⅓ at 5 p[er cent]...... 2.86⅔ 60. 20. Error in overcharging his Commissⁿ as p^r a/c B............. 13. [undecipherable] D^r French's 5 bills, N° 26 to 30, being medicine &c administered to the Troops at Fredericksburg for Dec[ember] 1798 to Dec[ember] '99 the whole deducted because not receipted for by the Doct^r. this amount has therefore been credited in his favor D^rs 584. 4[undecipherable] Comm[ission] ch[arged] at 5 p[er cent]...... 34. 22 718. 69. Error in entering his b° N° 7 in his account B being but $9.92 which he had entered 13.25⅔ the difference is.......... 3. 33⅓ To this sum standing to his debit on the Books of the Treasury not noticed by him.......................... 21. 31 Total am^t of deductions.... D^rs 1236. 02⅔ Balance due the Contractor of his Statements herewith marked B........................ is... 888. 03⅔ To which adds this sum with which he had charged himself as money rec^d on account of his supplies for 1799 improperly brought into this acc^t because he had already been charged with it at the Treasury......... 300.— also this sum not charged by him......... 1. 13 1189. 66⅔ Balance due the U.S. as stated by the accountant is... 46. [undecipherable: probable reading 86] 1236. 22⅔