Caleb Swan Esq^r P. Ma G^r Sir Accountants Office April 6^th 1800 You were noted the 10^th last month — was only recd — accompanied by the abstract of your payments & vouchers thered mentioned — there examination as early as possible will be taken up, & the results therey will be communicated to you — Sam W. Ma. J. The Sec^y of War Accountants Office April 1^st 1800 Sir Agreeably to the step to regulate & find the compensation of Clerks I herewith hand you a list of the Clerks employed in my office, and request that you will refer the same to the whole scale that is stated for this bureau vizt, Peter Hagner Transcript writing Clerk Robert Ellis Clerk [undecipherable] John Barcow employed in examining and folioing accounts & the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Mess Hagner N^o Bing^s & attendant employed in examining & folioing accounts generally John Abbott — Ditto — Jonⁿ Violettes — Ditto — John & Wellons — Ditto — Jeremiah Brady — D^tto — James Cahan — Ditto — James [undecipherable] lodging Clerk It will readily be learnt from the nature of the duties assigned to this office that their employees deem to be allowed must be of those titles abilities & such as have been regularly bred to the business of accounts — while being non-employed they naturally