[12 A.] Edw^d Carrington Esq^r Supervisor, Richmond &c &c Accountants Office May 1^st 1800 I have received your letter of the 25^th Ulto enclosing vouchers which were registered on [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Nicholls accounts, together with his letter of explaining the which of which I have duly noted, and they will require further consideration which at this time I have not been able to give them, but when done you will be informed of the result. Sam H. [undecipherable] Col^d Swan Esq^r &c &c &c May 2^d 1800 I have received your letter dated the 26^th Ulto accompanied by two Bundles of accounts which will be placed with those before forwarded Subject to an examination on return— Sam H. [undecipherable] Gen^l Bache Leonard Portland &c May 3^d 1800 Elnathan Stevens Esq^r agent for the War Department at New York has [undecipherable] to a credit for two thousand forty five and [undecipherable], being the amount paid by him to you for the following purpose [undecipherable]: For the pay of yourself & Detachment for April May June 1798 For the difference of pay between [undecipherable] to between two Infantry [undecipherable] of your Detachment and with which you state charged on the Books of this Office