You will therefore be pleased to make this necessary entries on the Books of the [undecipherable] Superintendent of military Stores — Sam^l [undecipherable] Hon^ble Williams [undecipherable] Amboy New Jersey Sir Accountants Office April 2 — 1800 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^r Pierce in your inner [undecipherable] that it adjudges you this accountable [undecipherable] favor and your receipt thereon goes & the [undecipherable] shall [undecipherable]. As however the house has taken up your [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] and you say you make the disbursements adjudged by his [undecipherable]. I have [undecipherable] of his [undecipherable] to me on writing this his [undecipherable] himself the accountable [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the amount from your account to that of [undecipherable] M^r Pierce's on the books of my office. Sam^l [undecipherable] Major Timothy Darling 16 [undecipherable] S^t Providence R^d [March?] 6 — 1800 Sir Referring you to my letter of the [undecipherable] which you will be pleased to favour me with an answer in [undecipherable]. I have by this to inform you that it appears upon this examination of the accounts of the [undecipherable] at New Port Rhode Island, that you have drawn additional Rations of pay for [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. I inform [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as Commanding Officer of [undecipherable] District [undecipherable] which however you are not entitled as the law allows such Rations to Officers only who command [undecipherable] Post or [undecipherable] that is to say the ordinary permanent commandants in which description you cannot be included. The Pay master General therefore will be directed to —