[130] Capt. Staats Morris Accountant's Office Fort M'Henry near May 8^th 1800 Baltimore Sir You will receive from John Tilley [undecipherable] at Baltimore, the sum of thirty six dollars which you will please to pay to M^r [undecipherable] taking his duplicate receipt for the same being for 3 months rent of a room occupied by [undecipherable] House, from 10 Dec^r 1799 to 10 March 1800. for which sum you will please to grant your duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable for the payment thereof to M^r [undecipherable] — Sam H. Off. Caleb Swan Esq^r May 7^th 1800 P. M. B. Sir [undecipherable] reporting the balance due the United States by L^t [undecipherable] on [Return?] of 18 December 1799, has been received [undecipherable] in this Office for sundry payments made by him, [leaving?] a balance now Standing to his debit of two hundred [undecipherable] dollars & [undecipherable], which you will please to [deduct?] from his pay accordingly Sam H. [undecipherable] M^r Preston May 7^th 1800 late as Capt. in the 2^nd Reg^t [undecipherable] [near?] [undecipherable] Sir — On reference to your account [current?] (a copy of which I transmitted to you in my letter of [undecipherable]) I find the following sums advanced to you by Caleb Swan Pay Master General, on account of the [Recruiting?] Service, have been [credited?] viz: 1798 March 24^th am^t [undecipherable] 21, 180[undecipherable] - - - - - $[undecipherable] 00— 1798 Feb^y 10^th — [undecipherable] - - - $22— [undecipherable] 1000 —