[Acknowledgement of letter from Col. S. Ph[illegible] B. Jones Sepr 11. [undecipherable] 1800] New York April 10. 1800 S^r I request you will pay out of any public monies which may be in your hands the amount of the inclosed Bill for one hundred &fifty Dollars. The Bill relates to the Genius mentioned in the account annexed. These Documents must be sent to the Assistant Quarter Master General at Philadelphia who will decide whether the ballance or any part of it is to be paid. The Bill mentioned above is one drawn by H W Bessel &accepted by Major Lavande With great consideration I am d^r Sir Your obed^t Serv^t A Hamilton [The 150 Drs which is here paid as an advance is no longer such and the 16 Sept 1802 the balance of 151.54 from this paid at the Accountant's office — —] [Stevens Esq^r]