[Page 16] [to D^r Simons George Adjutant Gen^l Sir] Accountants Office March 6^th 1800 Sir Your account, Advances for [undecipherable] visits to [South?] [Branch?] Barracks at [undecipherable] [Department?] have been examined [&] found correct. [The?] sum of twenty three dollars & [undecipherable] transmitted to John Chester [Supervisor?] to be by him paid to you and your [greetings?] from the [necessary?] receipts — Sam B^o [undecipherable] W.S. [Dennis Buffington?] [undecipherable] — March 1^st 1800 [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Sir On settlement of [his?] accounts [I found him due?] for the following articles [delivered?] at Fort [Nelson?] (or the [Harbor?] of [Memphis?] [Virginia?]) upon the order of [Cap^t] [Blackburn?]: to [wit] — one boat ..................................... $[30] — in June — [Opening] & [painting?] the same ................. [undecipherable] — altering [hull?] & [rigging?] ............................ [undecipherable] total [cost?] .............................................. $[undecipherable] in July — [one dinghy?] .................................... [undecipherable] — one [pair] of [oars?] [undecipherable] & one [mop?] ....... [undecipherable] amounting in all to [Dollars?] ............................ $[undecipherable] You will therefore please make this [necessary?] [advance?] on the Books of this [superintendent?] of [military?] [Stores?] — Sam &c [undecipherable] M^r William [Chandler?] — March 6^th 1800 [Stockton?] & [Stokes?] The duties of my office [appear?] that [I should?] [from?] time [well?] on all [manner?] of [Dollar?] advance from this Department for [Treasury?] of [his?] accounts and as you have [retained?] [large?] sums which remain to be accounted for, I have [accordingly?] to request that you will speedily [exhibit?] for [Department?] [settlement?] to your accounts with —