M^r John L. Ross New Port R.S. Accountants Office April 26^th 1800 Sir Your accounts for supplies to the Troops of the State of Rhode Island to 31^st Dec: 1799, amounting [by] your statement to six thousand nine hundred & five dollars & [undecipherable] having been suspended for want of additional vouchers found the several offices which are now received, a settlement has accordingly been made to the sum of [undecipherable] hundred & [undecipherable] dollars & [undecipherable], deducting therefrom for excess [char]ged in the inclosed acct of differences - which deduction together with Two Thousand five hundred Dollars with which you stand charged, have a balance in your favor of three Thousands eight hundreds ninety two dollars & [undecipherable] which from you will receive from John & Dexter [undecipherable], upon granting him the necessary receipts — Sam [undecipherable] [undecipherable] M^r Caleb Gibbs April 16^th 1800 Boston Sir I have received your letter dated the 19^th [undecipherable] enclosing your accounts for mustering & Inspecting Capt [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Company of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on castle Islands, & for postage of letters on Public service. On reference to the muster rolls of Capt [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] charges on your account, it appears that you did not muster them for several months, it is therefore necessary [undecipherable] to my [undecipherable] on your accounts, that evidence be produced as to the number of months they were mustered & inspected by you agreeable to instructions