Cap^t Andrew White of the 12 Reg^t at Benson Camp near New Brunswick — Accountants Office April 18^th 1800 Sir Your letter dated the 13 Inst^t is received, and I have caused copies of the Vouchers, which I referred to in my letter to you of the 19^th Ult^o to be made out and handed to the Secretary of War, who will no doubt cause the proper steps to be pursued which the nature of the case shall require — Sam &c W.S. Griffith J. McRee Esq^r Collector Wilmington N.C. April 18^th 1800 — Sir I received your letter of the 4 Inst^t enclosing the receipt of R. Howe Contractor for four hundred & thirty nine dollars &⁷⁵/100, which will be entered on the Books of this Office — Sam &c W.S. John Kelly Esq^r Baltimore — April 18^th 1800 Sir I received your letter of the 15 Inst^t enclosing your receipt for two hundred thirty eight dollars &⁷⁴/100 which will be entered on the Books of this Office. Sam &c W.S. Jon^a Jackson Esq^r Sup^t Boston April 18^th 1800 Sir I received your letter of the 11 Inst^t with the receipt of Edward Winchester for D^rs 69.44, & have noted its contents. It does not rest with me to authorize you to make any advances to Mess^rs Ruggles &c^o Contractors, I can only say that it remains for them to comply as far as practicable with my letter to them of the 18 Ult^o so far as it relates to post supplies, & therefore to forward their accounts & Vouchers to this Office for Settlement, when they shall be considered & acted upon, & such balance as may be found due will be remitted without delay — Sam &c W.S. P.S. The Sec^y of War has issued a Warrant in your favor for seven thousand Dollars which will be transmitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States on account of the Fortifications for which you will transmit the necessary receipts — The Sec^y of War Accountants Office April 18^th 1800 Sir In conformity with your letter to me dated the 10^th Dec^r last, stating an extract gone to you from Major Gen^l Hamilton dated the 25 Nov^r — wherein you direct that I should, from time to time, report to you such abuses committed by particular Officers involving the irregular expenditure of money, as may appear in my Office from the exhibit of their accounts or otherwise; that the same may be referred to the proper Military Commandants — I have to State that from the accounts of the Contractor for the State of New York it appears that Cap^t Andrew White of the 12^th U.S. Regiment has granted to the Contractor's agent at Stillwater, his certificates for 3 or 400 Rations more than his Detachment were entitled to. This appears to have arisen by his having granted several returns to the Contractor in each of which the same Rations have been included, and in consequence of which they have been twice charged to the United States,