[45] M^r R. Ellery Accountants Office, New York March 20^th 1800 Sir The two inclosed vouchers were exhibited by the Contractor M^ciffee as a charge against the United States for fire cord & hickory Wood delivered for the use of the Adjutant Generals Office as the receipt granted by you are not express the kind of wood received, nor whether any additional expence was in the cutting curing & placing the Same. I have therefore inclosed the bills together with your receipt that you may see the amount of the charges and if correct, you will please to notify the Same that I may be enabled to pass the Same to the Contractors Credit. Sam Y. [undecipherable] Robt A. Brown March 20^th 1800 of No. New York Sir The three inclosed vouchers were exhibited by the Contractor [undecipherable] as a charge against the United States for 43 cord of hickory Woods delivered for Major [undecipherable] and for [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] to the room for his Office as the receipts do not express the kind of wood received, nor whether any additional expence was incurred in the cutting, curing & [undecipherable] the Same. I have therefore inclosed the bills together with your receipt that you may see the amount of the charges and if correct you will please to testify [undecipherable] the Same that I may be enabled to pass the Same to the Contractor's Credit. Sam Y. [undecipherable]