You will therefore please to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintendant of military Stores — I am &c W.S. Jacob Sheafe Es^qr Portsmouth N. H. Accountants Office March 3^d 1800 Sir I have received your letters of the 21 Ult^o with the accounts enclosed; which will be placed under examination & the balance found due to you on settlement will be transmitted agreeably to your desire — I am &c W.S. Major Dan^l Jackson March 3^d 1800 2^nd Reg^t of Ar^ty & Eng^rs New Port R.I. Sir I have received your letter of the 21 Ult^o, and have noted what you say relative to the double rations drawn by you. It does not rest with me to make this allowance, as it is not provided for by Law; you may, however, state your case to the Secretary of War to whom it more properly belongs to decide whether your command shall entitle you to double rations — I am &c W.S. Edward Carrington Es^qr March the 1^st 1800 Richmond Virginia Sir I have this day effected a settlement of the late William Westwoods account of rations &c furnished the Troops at and near Norfolk Virginia, between 1 April & 31 July 1799, wherein the whole of his account as charged amounting to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dol^s 4806. 36 including therein the sum of Fourteen hundred dollars, add^d to William Willoughby has been admitted; except this charge of Com^m'n on money paid L^t Wetton & Recruits in lieu of rations, which has been deducted as inadmissible . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 62 4800. 74 I have also admitted this sum, being so much paid M^r Willoughby on account of his work done &to be done at Fort Nelson, & which had been rejected from the settlement made in August last, amounting to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809. 50 Comm^ss'on on the same at 5 p C^t is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. 47 849. 97 making in all, the sum of D^rs 5650. 71 from which has been deducted the balance he owes on former settlement amounting to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3199. 5 leaving a balance in his favor of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dol^s . . . . 2471. 66 which sum you will receive from the Treasurer of The United States, to be by you paid to the legal Representatives of the said William Westwood dec^d upon their granting you the necessary receipts, and at the same time observing to retain in your hands, if you think proper, the sum of D^rs 1932. 91, which you state to have paid him on account of his supplies and which could not be noticed in this settlement, as you had produced no voucher to make him chargeable therefor on the Books of this Office — I have also Settled M^r Willoughby's account of buildings erected at Fort Nelson, under the direction and authority of Cap^t Blackburn amounting of his statement to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D^rs 3394. 50 from which has been deducted three errors in his calculations amounting to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 42 & these four sums rec^d from M^r Westwood on account of said building to wit — in Dec^t 1798 . . . £120. 10.— in Jan^y 99 . . . 122. 17.— in April . . . 210.— in June . . . 210.— 2209. 50 2212. 92 662. 17.—