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 Detroit Ohio Accountants Office April 23 1800 I received your letter of the 20^th: 1799 enclosing an account against the United States, amounting to three thousand eight hundred & five dollars & [undecipherable] which cannot be acted upon the same being unaccompanied with the proper [undecipherable] & the authority on which the charges are made — Sam H. W.S. Lieut. [undecipherable] Chancellor S W Point Privilege Ohio April 24^th 1800 I have received your letter dated the 1 [undecipherable] — enclosing the certificates shewing the prices to which [undecipherable] and his pay subsistence & forages. It is unfortunate that I should have been erroneously informed by your [undecipherable], as I have by last [undecipherable] written to [undecipherable] & M^r [undecipherable] & enclosed them copies of a statement founded on your information. I shall now cause another statement to be framed on which there appears [a] Balance due from him of eight hundred eighty dollars & [undecipherable] which he will have occasion to repaid to [undecipherable] — Sam H. [undecipherable]