duty to make such representations as might tend to the attainment of that object. makes this comparison particularly as relates to the Chief Clerk in my Office I have to feel that the law authorizing me to appoint one at the same Salary of those employed in the other Departments I always conceived an authority to place him on an equal Salary with those in the other Departments and for the last Year I took the allowance made the Chief Clerks in your Office as my guide in the allowance to him. that should no further provision be made for my office his Salary for this present Year cannot be equal to that of last Year — I therefore hope that the Secretary of War will readily make additional provision to be made as will tend to have the appropriations now before Congress adequate so as to enable me to place my Clerks on an equal footing with those in his office and to retain their new employés — Sam^l J^o W^s. Capt^t Noble Morris Baltimore? [Accountants Office Sir April 2^d 1800 I have received your letter Dated the 19^th ult^o inclosing the account of Philip Schwerdtfeger for the cost of a sword hired for Lieut^t struck. Regulations being issued by the Secretary of War about the allowance of Swords or Sashes to the officers of the army. by these regulations it appears that a regimental Staff is entitled the same thing this for the quantum of items charged is correct, but in my professional Sanctity on the reimbursement to officers for taxes hired it is confined to a reasonable allowance to an officer who had