[97.] 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.^r 31.35 1 July to 31 Dec.^r . . . + . . . 184 d.^o . . . @ 15 C.^ts . . . 27.60 Dollars 58.95 Sam &c W.S. M.^r Timothy Darling Accountants Office late a Major in the 16 Reg.^t April 16^th 1800 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:. For a Waiter from 25 June to 31 Aug.^t 1799 — 73 Rat.^s @ 14 C.^ts d.^r 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.^r 89.12 Making together Eighty nine dollars & twelve cents, for which sum the Pay master General has been directed to hold you accountable. Sam &c W.S. Lieut.^t Whipple Lovett April 16^th 1800 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.^d 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 [98.] 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 & 38/100; being for rations drawn by you for a Waiter, under the abovementioned error as follows — from 20 Jan.^y to 30 June 1799 . . . 162 rations @ 19 C.^ts d.^r 30.78 " 1 July to 31 Dec.^r, . . . . 184 " . . . . . . 15 . . . . 27.60 D.^r 58.38 Sam &c W.S. Lieut.^t Carey Clarke Accountants Office 16 Reg.^t Camp at Oxford April 16^th 1800 near Worcester, Mass.^s Sir By a letter received from Major Darling of date 3.^d 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 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 forty four dollars & 89/100, being for rations drawn by you for a Waiter under the abovementioned error as follows viz: from 1 Apr.^t to 30 June 1799 . . . 91 rations @ 19 C.^ts . . . D.^r 17.29 " 1 July to 31 Dec.^t + . . . 184 . . . . . . 15 " . . . . . . 27.60 D.^r 44.89 Sam &c W.S. Col.^o Huntingdon Esq.^t April 19^th 1800 New London — 6.^to Sir I rec.^d your letter of the 15 Inst.^o enclosing the Rec.^ts of Fuller & Barber for thirty eight dollars & 9/100 which will be entered on the Books of this office — Sam &c W.S.