Jon^s Jackson Esq^r Accountants Office Supervisor Boston March 5. 1800 Sir The treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred & fifty dollars, to be paid to [undecipherable] Sim. Lewis [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] at Oxford near Worcester Massachusetts on account of the contingencies of the War Department for which from you will please to take his duplicated receipts holding him accountable — Sam H. [undecipherable] Cap. Isaac Stoddard March 4. 1800 Fort Wolcot Sir John & [undecipherable] has exhibited at this office among other your returns of rations issued at Fort Wolcott on which are rations for unknown Officers to wit – in the October return are 6 rations & their names – [undecipherable] I. M. 1. I. M. 1. I. M. 0 [undecipherable] The object of this is to request you to give me their names [undecipherable] to inform me whether these rations are duly enlisted men or not – and also whether your own, as well as the rations of the other Officers of the Garrison who have rations allowed as furnished by you are all of them duly enlisted men never others being entitled thereto – Sam H. M.J. John Chester Esq^r March 5. 1800 Wethersfield Conn. Sir The treasurer of the U S. will remit you the sum of seventy three dollars & [undecipherable] to be by you paid to Thomas Burns of [undecipherable] for his [undecipherable] of rations, [undecipherable] made & [undecipherable] done in the Garrison under the command of [undecipherable] finding between [undecipherable] [undecipherable] N^o 999, which sum you will please pay upon his granting you the necessary receipt Sam H. M.S.