[Carriages from 1 Dec: 1799. to 18 march 1800 agreeable to the Instructions given by Major Louis Forward, by order of Major Gen^l Alex: Hamilton, while there & for returning — For which sum you will please to grant your duplicate receipt — Sam H. M.S.] [Undecipherable] & M'[undecipherable] Esq^r Wilmington N.C. No Accountants Office March 28^th 1800 Sir I received your letter dated the 8 Ulto. enclosing the receipt of Robert Brown late [undecipherable] carrier for one hundred twenty eight dollars & [undecipherable] which form will be entered to your [credit?] on the Books of this Office — Sam H. M.L. David [Stearns?] Esq^r Charleston March 28^th 1800 Sir I received your letter of the 26 Inst. enclosing your receipt for our [undecipherable] donation book which will be entered [on] the Books of this Office accordingly — Sam H. M.L. [Adam?] & Ellery Esq^r [Apt?] to [undecipherable] Treasurer [Undecipherable] [book?] March 28^th 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 18^th Inst. and have noted its contents — The accounts to which you allude were some [time?] since Transmitted to this Office by the Pay master General to whom they were returned, & who [undecipherable] have informed them to [undecipherable] from which await the receipt of your letter I have heard nothing of them — which respect to a mistake which you [undecipherable]