which after deducting the sum of Two hundred & fifty dollars, received by you of Griffith & M^cKee leaves a balance in your favor of Eight hundred & fifty five dollars & 9/100, which sum you will receive from Robert Bale your attorney — Sam &c W.S. Patk C. Harris L^ta & C Accountants Office Fort Johnston N.C. April 28^th 1800 Sir In the account of M^r Wheaton's supplies settled this day I observe you have drawn fuel for the month of February notwithstanding you was absent that month from the Garrison of Fort Johnson by your own acknowledgment. this Sir is incompatible with the regulations of the Department of War which expressly says "the regulations for distributing fuel are "merely directory as to the quantity that may be allowed "when absolutely necessary, and cannot be construed and was not "intended to give an emolument to Officers for any part they "have not drawn, by being on furlough, detached on Service "or any other cause whatever" — I have only admitted it in the present instance to expedite the settlement of the Contractors acct and in expectation that you will account for it to the United States by passing this as your allowance for March — Sam &c W.S. Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r April 28^th 1800 Sir Mess^rs Buell & Greenleaf have this day been paid for One thousand Cavalry Swords with their Scabbards & Belts manufactured by them at Hertford Connect^t in February 1799, which they were inspected at the same time by M^r Robert Orr who reported them equal to Contract. the sum of $1 [undecipherable: probable reading $1.67] each has therefore been paid — amounting to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doll^s 1670. (and for ten Iron bound chests for packing them . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.40 D^rs [undecipherable] amounting together to . . . . . . . . . . . . As they have all been rec^d in good order in May 1799, by M^r John Harris military Store keeper in Philad^a (except seven Swords which he reports insufficient) you will please hold the proper persons accountable on the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores — Sam &c W.S. Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r Accountants Office Sup^t of M.S. April 28^th 1800 Sir On settlement of the accounts of Daniel Wheaton Contractor, North Carolina, this day, he has been paid for the following articles delivered to the garrison of Fort Johnston by the orders of Lieut^e Patrick C Harris — January — 1 Rabbit, 2 Ogee, 2 Bead, 1 Jointer & 1 fore Planes and 1 Compass Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.46 February 1 Sett moulding tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.. 1 Case Pockett instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.94 1 Case crooked needles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.57 1 dozen Pewter Syringes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 amounting to . . D^rs 41.25 for which you will please make the proper entries on the Books of the Superintend^t of Military Stores — Sam &c W.S.