remarks to The Secretary of War, in order that he may take such steps therein as in his opinion the pecuniary interest of the United States may require — Sam H. W.S. Cap^t Abner Prior Accountant's Office Detroit April 21 1800 Ohio I received your letter of the 20^th Oct^r 1799 enclosing an account against the United States amounting to Three thousand eight hundred & five dollars & five [undecipherable] which cannot be acted upon the same being unaccompanied with the proper vouchers & the authority on which the charges are made — Sam H. W.S. Lieut^t [undecipherable] Chandler April 24^th 1800 S.W. Point Presque Ohio I have received your letter dated the [undecipherable] — enclosing the certificates shewing the [undecipherable] to which both [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his pay subsistence & forage. It is unfortunate that I should have been erroneously informed by you before, as I have by last [undecipherable] written to [undecipherable] Hunter & M^r [undecipherable], & enclosed them copies of a statement founded on your information. I shall now entire another statement to be formed in which there appears a balance due [undecipherable] him of eight hundred eighty dollars & [undecipherable] which he will have additions to repaid to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — Sam H. W.S.