and conceive myself authorized only to admit to your credit a reasonable reimbursement of the Rent of two Rooms for that period to be ascertained & fixed by the certificates of two respectable Persons in Baltimore. Relative to the charge for making Regimental Coats I can give no directions, as it does not properly come before me. Sam H^c W.S. Eben^d Stevens Esq^r Accountants Office New York March 26^th 1800 Sir The enclosed acco^ts (as I note at foot) for Postages paid for Gen^l Hamilton &c on public service, are returned for the purpose of obtaining his orders thereon for the payment, without which they cannot be passed to your credit — Sam H^c W.S. D N^o 12, S. Bauman's acco^t of Postage. for July & aug^t 1799 D^rs 348.46 ..13.... D^o for Sep^t ......... 182.77 ..20.... D^o for Oct^r ......... 191.41 ..27..... D^o for Nov^r ......... 101.83 The Secretary of War March 26^th 1800 Sir In looking into the accounts of Elias B Dayton Contractor for the State of New Jersey I find he has paid considerable sums of money upon the orders of the Officers for Bed Sacks for the Soldiers at Union Camp, as I have not any knowledge of Regulations or established practices which would govern in this case I request to be informed whether Officers should be thus authorized to call for Supplies out of the usual line of allowances, and if not in what manner I should proceed in making the deduction, whether it be chargeable to the Contractor or Officers ordering the Supplies: It may be proper to mention that the Bed sacks have been indiscriminately called for for whole Companies & not confined to the Sick of the Regiment, to whom only former usage authorizes such indulgence — Sam H^c W.L. Edward Carrington Esq^r Accountants Office Richmond Va March 27^th 1800 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Five dollars & 44/100, which you will please to pay to Cap^tn Ja^s Bruff at Norfolk Virginia, taking his duplicate receipts for the same, being the balance on settlement of his account for expenses of himself & two men of his Company, in going from Baltimore to Niagara to attend a Court of enquiry in the case of Major Rivardi, while there & returning — Sam H^c W.S. Cap^tn James Bruff March 27^th 1800 Norfolk Va Sir Agreeably to my letter of the 25 Inst^t your account of expenses has been submitted to the Secretary of War for his approbation & which has been returned with his note annexed thereto in the following words : "For the reasons and circumstances stated by Maj^r Gen^l Hamilton the travelling expenses aforesaid are to be admitted deducting rations during the time engaged". Your Subsistence has accordingly been deducted say from 4 Aug^t to 31 Dec^r 1799 [undecipherable] statement underneath for your government leaving a balance in your favor of five dollars & 44/100, which sum you will receive from Edward