[129] Captn John Henry New Port R.I. Accountants Office May 7^th 1800 Sir I duly received your letter of the 23^rd ult on the subject of Rum shire, when I stated to you the quantum of Rum shire that is allowed by the regulations I did not contemplate your being the Commandant of a separate Post to consequence thereof of your explanation I have applied the sum of fifty Dollars as due to you for the privates charged his sum you will accordingly receive from John I Dexter Supervisor Providence for which you will grant your duplicate R^cts — No allowance can be made for anchorage from the Regulations issued by the Secretary War expressly forbid compensation to be made in lieu of fuel &c Sum R^t W.L. John Kilty Esq^r Baltimore May 6^th 1800 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of thirty six dollars, which you will be pleased to pay to [undecipherable] Private Morris at Fort McHenry taking his receipt on acc^ot for the fund holding him accountable for the payment thereof to M^r Philip [undecipherable] being tenth of 3 items computed by Lieut James [undecipherable] Pay master to the 1 Co^y of 4 C^s from 13 Dec^er to 10 March 1800 — Sum R^t W.L.