conformably to this settlement should be brought by you into your next Acco^t Curr^t. Sam^l W^s. Lieu^t Robert Overing 16 ^th Reg^t. Camp at Oxford Massachusetts Accountants Office April 16^th 1800 Sir By a letter received from Major Darling of the 3^d Inst^o. I am informed that none of the Officers of his command had Waiters but that they drew Rations for such by way of perquisite, supposing it would be allowed. An officer may draw the Ration of a Soldier duly inlisted & mustered while he is employed as a Waiter provided the same is not otherwise drawn by the Soldier himself; but cannot possibly be allowed as a perquisite. The Pay Master General has therefore been directed to hold you accountable for the sum of thirteen dollars & ⁵⁰/₁₀₀; being the amount of 92 rations drawn by you for a Waiter, under the aforesaid error, from 1 Oct. to 31 Dec^r. 1799 at the contract price of 15 Cents p ration. Sam^l W^s. Lieu^t Ozeas Danforths 16 ^th Reg^t. Camp at Oxford Massachusetts April 16^th 1800 Sir By a letter received from Major Darling of date 3rd Inst^o., I am informed that none of the Officers of his command had Waiters but that they drew Rations for such by way of perquisite, supposing it would be allowed. An Officer may draw the Ration of a Soldier duly Inlisted & mustered while he is employed as a Waiter, provided the same is not otherwise drawn by the Soldier himself; but cannot possibly be allowed as a Perquisite. The Pay Master General has therefore been directed to hold you accountable for the sum of fifty eight dollars & ⁹⁵/₁₀₀, being for rations drawn by you for a Waiter, under the abovementioned error as follows viz: from 17 Jan^y. to 30 June 1799, — 165 rations . . @ 19 Cents D^rs 31.35 " 1 July to 31 Dec^r. . . . . . 184 . d^o. . . @ 15 C^ts . . . 27.60 Dollars 58.95 Sam^l W^s. M^r Timothy Darling late a Major in the 16^th Reg^t. Hopkinton, to be left at the Post office Concord, Massachusetts Sir I have received your letter of the 3^d Inst^o. and have noted its contents. For your government I now inform you that the rations overdrawn by you are as follows viz^t. For a Waiter from 20 June to 31 Aug^t. 1799 — 73 Ra^s. @ 14 C^ts. d^rs 10.22 d^o. . . . . . . 1 Sep^t. to 31 Dec^r. + 122 . @ 15 . . . 18.30 For Yourself from 1 Aug^t. to 31 December, as Commandant 404 rations additional . . . . . . . . . @ 15 C^ts ...... 60.60 d^rs 89.12 Making together Eighty nine dollars & twelve cents, for which sum the Pay Master General has been directed to hold you accountable. Sam^l W^s. Accountants Office April 16^th 1800 Lieu^t Whipple Lovett 16 Reg^t. Camp at Oxford to the care of the Post Master Worcester Massachusetts Sir By a letter received from Major Darling of date 3^rd inst^o., I am informed that none of the officers of his command employed Waiters, but that they drew Rations for such by way of perquisite, supposing it would be allowed. An officer may draw the ration of a Soldier, duly enlisted & mustered, while he is employed as a Waiter, provided the same is not otherwise drawn by the Soldier