to furnish the different articles therein mentioned, & expresly forbid to pay money in lieu thereof. It is always underst[ood] that when such articles as Straw or fuel are not to be procured by the Contractor, the Soldier or Officer cannot in reason expect it, & that in no instance is the Contractor entitl[ed] to pay money in lieu thereof — You will accordingly govern yourself as relates to the question you have put concerning the Straw for Capt. Fryes Company & only furnish the same when it is within your reach agreeably to the aforementioned Regulations — The receipts for the Officers Rations ought certainly to accompany the Returns as vouchers for your issues &c Sam H. W.S. Tho.^s Underwood late lieut.^t Accountants Office. of Artillery — Richmond Vir. April 8.^th 1800 Sir Your letter dated the 31 Ult.^o inclosing your acct for Pay & Subsistence has been received, and as all payments of that nature are made by the Pay masters of the respective Regiments throughg the Pay masters General — I have handed the amount to Mr. Swan who no doubt will take the proper steps in the premises — Sam H.^o W.S. Sam.^l Hodgdon Esq.^r April 8.^th 1800 Sup.^t of Military Stores — Sir On settlement of the acc.^t of the John Macky Pay master at the Armoury at Harpers Ferry, in Virginia, he has received a credit on the Books of this Office for the following articles viz: — 100 Match boat Blankets . . . D.^rs 223. 67 1 Wheel barrow . . . . . . . . . . 4. — 4 doz.^t Large Spoons . . . . . . 4. — D.^rs 231. 67 You will therefore please to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores — Sam H.^o W.S. Lieut.^t Wm. F. Dercaux Accountants Office Fort Moultrie, near Charleston April 9.^th 1800 S.C.^a Sir I have received your letter dated 2^nd Ult.^o inclosing your Recruiting accounts for settlement, which must remain suspended as no muster Roll of your recruits of a Sufficient late date has yet been received, whereby it can be ascertained whether they were mustered. In order that you may be allowed the actual expence you were at for stationary & Postage of letters while Recruiting, it will be necessary that you should transmit an account thereof to this Office, certified on oath, which, when received, will be admitted to your credit on settlement of your Recruiting account — Sam H. W.S. M.^r Abra.^m Shepherd April 9.^th 1800 Harpers Ferry Virg.^a Sir On settlement of the accounts of John Mackey late Pay Master at the Armoury at Harpers Ferry, it has been determined by The Secretary of War that you should be debited with the following sums — viz: — For amount of Warr.^t N^o. 3213 dated Sep.^t 11 1793 in favor of Joseph Perkins on account of his compensation as