You will therefore be pleased to make the necessary entries on the Books of the S. Superintendent of military Stores — Sam^l N^o Hon^ble Williams &c^o Amboy New Jersey Sir Your letter of the 6 Inst^t has just come to hand. In reply I have to inform you that on reference to the account of Gen^l. M^cPherson in your inner [undecipherable] that it is [undecipherable] to make you this accountable person and your receipt thereon goes to the small [undecipherable] as however the house has taken up your vouchers for Williams and you [undecipherable] you make the disbursements [undecipherable] by his [undecipherable] I have an [undecipherable] of his signature to me on writing this he concerns himself the accountable person to transfer the amount from your account to that of Lieutenant M^r Pherson in the Books of my office. Sam^l N^o Major Timothy Darling 16 St^y [undecipherable] Providence R.I. March 6 — 1800 Sir Referring you to my letter of the [undecipherable] Inst^t to which you will be pleased to favor me with an answer in course. I have by this to inform you that it appears upon the examination of the accounts of the Conductor at New Port Rhode Island, that you have drawn additional Rations of pay for your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the 20 Nov^r to 31 Decem^r 179[undecipherable] as Commanding Officer of a District [undecipherable] to which however you are not entitled as the law allows such Rations to Officers only who command [undecipherable] Posts or Garrisons; that is to say the ordinary permanent commandants, in which description you [undecipherable] is included. The Pay master General therefore will be directed to