You will therefore be pleased to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintendent of Military Stores — Sam H^o W.S. Jonⁿ Williams Esq^r Amboy New Jersey Accountants Office March 3^d 1800 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 Warrant of Gen^l McPherson in your favor, I find that it expressly makes you the accountable person, and your receipt thereon goes to the same effect; as however the General has taken up your vouchers for settlement and you say you make the disbursements expressly by his direction, I have no objection if he signifies to me in writing that he considers himself the accountable person, to transfer the amount from your account to that of General McPherson on the Books of my Office Sam H^o W.S. Major Timothy Darling 16 Reg^t March 6^th 1800 Providence R.I. Sir Referring you to my letter of the 4^th 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 by the Contractor at New Port Rhode Island, that you have drawn 4 additional Rations [undecipherable] day, for Aug^t & Sep^t [undecipherable] from the 20 Nov^r to 31 Decem^r 1799 as Commanding Officer of a District [undecipherable] which, however, you are not entitled, as the law allows double Rations to Officers only, who command separate Posts or Garisons, that is to say the ordinary permanent Commandants, in which description you cannot be included. The Pay master General, therefore will be directed to hold you accountable for the number of Rations which you may have overdrawn at the contract price thereof — Sam H^o W.S. Griffith J. McKee Esq^r Wilmington N.C^a Accountants Office Sir March 7^th 1800 The Secretary of War has issued a Warrant in your favor for Two thousand five hundred dollars on account of the Fortifications on Cape Fear; which sum you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States, on forwarding the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable — Sam H^o W.S. Caleb Swan Esq^r P.M.G^l March 7^th 1800 Sir You are hereby directed to hold Constant Freeman Major 1 Reg^t of A^t & Eng^rs accountable for the sum of Fifty two Dollars & ⁴⁶/₁₀₀ being the cost of 244 Rations drawn by him for the months of September & October 1799 as Commandant (besides his subsistence as Major) to which he is not entitled — Sam H^o W.S. The Secretary of War March 6^th 1800 Sir John Woodward Esq^r Agent of Fortifications for the defence of the Town and Harbor of New London, having [undecipherable] his accounts to this Office for Settlement in which he charges two dollars [undecipherable] day for superintending the repairs of Fort Trumbull & two & one half [undecipherable] Commission on the amount of his disbursements. — The Secretary of War will therefore be pleased to decide what Compensation is to be allowed to M^r Woodward for his said services — Sam H^o W.S.