I inform you at the same time that M^r. Stearis has lodged in this Office two Receipt bills which were transmitted to him by you on part of the latter Sum due to the citizens of your Detachment & request that the Receipt bills for the whole amounts paid to you, may be transmitted to this Office without delay, to accredit you from the amount standing to your debt — Sam H. [signature] The Secretary of War Accountants Office for May [undecipherable]^d 1800 My letter to the Secretary of War, under date of the 21 March last requested information relative to the advances made to Th^s P. Brun, 2^d lieutenant in the 11 Reg^t of [undecipherable] & appointed Secretary to major [undecipherable] Hamilton. As the subject is connected with the account of [undecipherable] known by master General, I have to repeat my request for an early decision — Sam H. [signature] Edwards Carrington Esq^r May [undecipherable] 1800 Richmond [undecipherable] Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of, two hundred twenty seven dollars & [undecipherable], being [a] balance due to M^r. Patrick [undecipherable] Contractor [undecipherable] for his supplies of rations, Quarter master & Hospital stores to the troops at that place, between the 1 Nov^r & 31 Dec^r 1799, which [undecipherable] you will please to pay to the 1^st M^r McCaleder upon his granting the necessary receipts — Sam H. [signature]