[Page number: 4⁸] himself; but cannot precisely be attested as is Requisite. The Pay master General has therefore been desired to hold you accountable for the sum of Fifty eight dollars & 3/100, being for rations drawn by you for a Master, under the abovementioned error as follows — Viz^t: from 20 Jan^y. To 30 June 1799 . . 162 rations (@ 19^c: 4^m 30 9^c 1 July to 31 Dec^r. . . . . . 164 . . . . 15 . . 27 46 Drs. 57. [strikethrough: 3] Sam B[undecipherable] W^l. Lieut^t Larry Clardy 16 Ay. & Camp at Oxford near Worcester, Mass^s. Comissariate Office April 14^th 1800 Sir, By a letter received from Major Darling of date 9^th inst^t. I am informed that one of the officers of his command employed a Master but that they drew rations for such by way of forage supposing it would be allowed. An officer may draw the ration of a Soldier duly [underline: entitled] to rations while he is employed as a Master, provided the same is not otherwise drawn; by the fellow himself; but cannot precisely be attested as is Requisite. The Pay Master General has therefore been desired to hold you accountable for the sum of forty four dollars & 3/100, being for rations drawn by you for a Master under the abovementioned error as follows Viz: from 1 Apr^l To 30 June 1799 . 91 rations (@ 9^c 8^m. . Drs 17. 89 1 July. to 31 Dec^r. . 164. . . 15. . 27. 60 [strikethrough: Drs 44 49] Sam B^t. W^l. [Jed^t. Huntington Esq^r. April 19^th 1800 New London, Con^t.] Sir, I rec^d. your letter of the 18^th Ins^t. enclosing the Rect^s of Follen . Parker for Ninety eight dollars & 3/100 which will be entered in the books of this office — humbly W^l.