[40.] for the articles furnished, and thus ample for the same And answer them to each voucher. 2 In the return annexed the number of men and women must be noticed who have herein received — 3 Where Officers [undecipherable] for their accounts, they must certify that they are suitably attested — 4 To all charges for room hire and [undecipherable] for Officers there must be attached a certificate of the Officer [undecipherable] express his honor that there were not sufficient accommodations found at the Stations & that the same were actually certified by him so as to conform to the spirit of the following extract from the regulations adopted by the Secretary of War on that head "No compensation in money to be made in lieu of allowances of Batt or any compensation to be [undecipherable] to or [undecipherable] to Officers in lieu of Quarters of Barracks" — 5 [undecipherable] actually must be [undecipherable], one for Subsistence of the Army, one for Quarter masters and for Hospital Stores — I have herewith returned your accounts, remember that you may be unable to state them agreeably to the foregoing Instructions and when complete, you will have to present them to this Office for adjustment — [signature] [Wm^o North Esq^r / Adj^t Gen^l / New York / Sir] Accountants Office March 19^th 1800 I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] and am [undecipherable] of the accounts of Gen^l [undecipherable] & Major [undecipherable] — they have both received double rations from [undecipherable] May [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]. I enclose your [undecipherable] of them for your government — [signature]