The Purveyor &c Accountant Navy Dep^t Sir Accountants Office March 14^th 1800 In reply to your letter of this date I herewith enclose, the Regulations respecting extra allowances to Officers which govern in the settlement of accounts of that nature in this office Sam H [undecipherable] N^o 1 Sam Hodgdon Esq Supert of M. S. Stores Sir March 6^th 1800 On settlement of P. Bowker's account this day he has been allowed for articles furnished the different Garrisons on Charlestown harbour between 1 July to 31 Oct 1799 ag^t the amounts allowed— At Fort Duxbury commanded by [undecipherable] ... D^rs [undecipherable].13 At Fort Monitor d^o ... Capt Angur ... 170.[undecipherable] At Fort Johnson d^o ... Capt Stillm[undecipherable]n ... 185.6 amounting to Dollars 344.[undecipherable] You will therefore please make the necessary entries on the books of the Superintendent of military Stores — [undecipherable initials] [undecipherable] Burghs & Boston March 16^th 1800 Gent^m On examining your vouchers for supplies & provisions the books or memorandums of [undecipherable] have not been able to have your accounts acted on; It is therefore necessary in the following objections to be removed before any further investigation here can take place — 1^st you must obtain the orders of the officers