[Isaac White Aug. 1^st 1797] Accountants Office Marion Camps near Elizabethtown New Jersey March 19^th 1800 Sir On the examination of the [undecipherable] accounts for the State of New York [I] find that you have granted to [undecipherable] [the] [undecipherable] agent at [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] to [return?] [undecipherable] rations more than your Detachment [was] entitled to by your granting a general [undecipherable] without taking up the [Subsistance?] ations [undecipherable] that you have before [undecipherable] but how [insufficient?] by which means the United States have [undecipherable: have charge] therewith; this is [a thing?] that my Official duties will not allow me to overlook, [for?] [you?] [therefore?] give me no [satisfactory?] [explanation?] for this [apparent?] [undecipherable] [I] shall be under the necessity of [representing?] you immediately to the [Adjutant?] General for the purpose of having the proper investigation made in. [Your ob't?] [undecipherable] Rob't Hoiting Livingston Lieut [undecipherable] Marion Camps — March 19^th 1800[?] Sir On the examination of the [Subsistance?] [Accounts?] for the State of New York it appears by the general return of rations drawn for your Detachment from M. [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [issued?] or [signed?] by you, that you have drawn twice for the same days on the 9 Sept 1797 the [apparent?] error must be charged to you unless it should appear by the [original?] [undecipherable] which you are hereby required to forward to this Office for the purpose of investigating the [fact?] that the mistake has originated with [undecipherable] in whom now [I hope?] a strict attention [will?] [be?] [paid?] to [all?] Officers rations — [Your ob't?] [undecipherable]