[Jan 9^th MS] Cap^t Gregg Villuphen Providence R I Sir Nononsinate Ojica March 6^th 1800 On settlement of the accounts of John L. Boff Contractor at New Post, Oh it appears that having your subscription as Stuptman, you have drawn 8 additional Rations & Pay from the 9 officer, to 20 Dec^r 1799 as Commandant; that you have drawn 4 Rations & Pay for your Master from the date of your acceptance to 3^d December 1799 — and that from the Oktober to the 20 Nov^r 1799 you have also drawn 1 additional & Pay for your Master in consequence of your command: you are however only entitled to 2 Rations & Pay for your Subscription as Stuptman, double rations being allowed to those Officers only who command Separate Posts or barracks; & you are at liberty to receive Rations & Pay on the Subscription of your Master provided it is a distinct ration from the Post of the Army, but not otherwise, nor can he receive extra Rations except he is duly mustered as a soldier; but if the Master is a relation & you were once entitled to double rations in consequence of your command, you are not given that he would receive 2 additional rations also: that Pay matter however will, on account be added to Your own account — for this rations which you may have recd command at this Cantonal post thereof; you will in the mean time inform me whether the Master in question is now or was a soldier at the time when you commenced drawing rations for him. Your answer is required without delay. I am &^c [BL?]