[Abstract of letter, 1800 directed - James, [undecipherable] f^m Tho^s Billington delivered to John Harris [undecipherable] April 1800. Necessity is the word on the abstract, therefore the Warrants are numbered in the Harris & Harris [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Hills, and from that it seems he could [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] Department of War Accountants Office April 23^d 1800 Sir Thomas Billington has received at this Office a Warrant issued by the Secretary of War for thirteen hundred & fifty dollars; being the amount of 1000 Privates Shirt's purchased of him at 1 ³⁵/100 D^tt each, which appear to have been delivered in good order to John Harris Military Store Keeper. You will therefore please to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintend^ts of Military Stores — Sam Sir Your Obed^t Serv^t [signed] [undecipherable: Simmons?] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Superintend^t of Military Stores