[129] Cap^tn John Henry New Port R.I. Accountants Office May 7^th 1800 Sir I duly received your letter of the 23^d ult on the subject of Room hire, when I stated to you the quantum of room hire that is allowed by the regulations I did not contemplate your being the Commandant of a separate Post - in consequence therof of your explanation I have [undecipherable: credited] the sum of fifty Dollars as due to you for the privets charged [undecipherable] sum you will accordingly receive from John I. Dexter [undecipherable] Providence for which you will grant your duplicate R^t No allowance can be made for [undecipherable] the Regulations [undecipherable] by the Secretary of War expressly forbid compensation to be made in lieu of [undecipherable] &c Sum R^t W.L. John Kilty Esq^r May 6^th 1800 Baltimore Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of thirty six dollars, which you will be pleased to pay to Cap^t Francis Morris at Fort [undecipherable] taking his [undecipherable] rect^o for the final [undecipherable] him accountable for the [undecipherable] therof to M^r Philip Swietzer being [undecipherable] of 3 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by lieu^t James [undecipherable] Pay master to the 1^st Reg^t of [undecipherable] from 1^st Dec^r to 10 March 1800 Sum Eff W.L.