Jon^a Jackson Esq^r Boston [Accountants Office April 30^th 1800] Sir I have received your letter of the 28 Instant, enclosing your receipt of same for seven thousand Dollars, transmitted to you on account of the Fortifications, which will be entered accordingly — I have no objection to this reference you have made to the Secretary of War for his account of any contrabend — his instructions to you (unless the 21 Sep^t last) as contained in my letter to you of the 16^th instant, the circular, I presume, will be communicated to me in course — Sam H. [undecipherable] --- Nath^l Rogers Esq^r Portsmouth d^o N. Sir I received your letter dated the 28^th Inst^t enclosing the acc^t of Jacob Sheafe (by his clerk [undecipherable]) for five thousand five hundred seventy dollars & [undecipherable] from whence the necessary entries will be made on the Books of this office — Sam H [undecipherable] --- Nath^l F. Folseck Esq^r Portland Sir I rec^d your letter dated the 22^d Inst^t enclosing the receipt of Daniel Shaw for twenty four dollars, [undecipherable] which will be entered on the Books of this office — Sam H [undecipherable]