to furnish the aforesaid articles therein mentioned, I expressly forbid the Pay money on him thereby. It is always understood that when such articles as Shoes or Gaits are not the half furnished by the Contractor, the Soldier or Officer must in reason expect it, that as an instance is the Contractor fails to pay money on him thereby — You will accordingly govern yourself as relates to the System you have for receiving the Stores for the 1^st Troops Company & only furnish the Pay when it is within your reach agreeable to the aforementioned Regulations — The receipts for the Officers Rations ought naturally to accompany the Returns as vouchers for your just a— Sam^l V WS The^s Underwood his last^t of chatting — Baltimore M^d — Accountant's Office April 8^th 1800 — Sir Your letter dated the 21 Ult^o enclosing your receipt for Pay Substitutes has been received, and as all payments of that nature are made by the Pay masters of the respective Regiments through the Pay master General I have handed the amount to M^r Simall who on earth takes the broken Steps and the premises — Sam^l Q^r WS Sarah Hodgson by — Dep^ty y^e Military Store — April 8^th 1800 — Sir On settlement of the acc^t of the John Marshal Pay master at the armory at Harpers Ferry, in Virginia, the has received a balance on the Books of this office for the following articles [undecipherable] —