following articles Viz^t: 31 Pair of Shoes furnished to Captⁿ Littlefield Company of the 1 Reg^t of A & C ............... $..25.83 740 Pair of Overalls, furnished to the Troops in Garrison in the Harbor of New York, & at West Point in Nov^r & Dec^r 98 & Jan^y 99 @ $1.50 ---- 110.- I inclose the receipts of Captⁿ Stelle, Cochrain & Frye & Lieut^ts Freeman & Livingston for the said Overalls. You will be pleased to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores — Sam^l H^t W.S. --- John S Dexter Esq^r Accountants Office Providence R.I. May 10^th 1800 Sir I received your letter dated the 6 Instant enclosing the receipt of John & Bost for three thousand eight hundred ninety two Dollars & 37/100, which will be entered on the Books of this office — Sam^l H^t W.S. --- M^r Joseph Williams May 10^th 1800 Pay master Store keeper Springfield M^s Sir I have received your letter of the 29^th Ult^o and have noted its contents. — There will be no impropriety in permitting the Husbands to sign for their Wives, when for express for services performed at the armory, but in all other cases the vouchers must be complete, so that payments must be made either to the individuals themselves or to their written order. For the convenience of absent armourers they might leave duplicate orders on you for their Pay, one of which will be a necessary voucher to accompany the charge in your accounts; the other may be retained for your own security — Should it so happen that any of the armourers do not receive their pay, before you close your quarterly accounts, the amount so due must be deducted from the Pay rolls, & the same charged when paid, altho' it is expedient & proper that their pay should be settled before your accounts are made up; no reference to this Office for payment can be permitted; & I presume that this mode I have suggested will answer every purpose — Sam^l H^t W.S. --- Will^m H. Rogers — Contractor Accountants Office York Town Virginia May 10^th 1800 Sir Your accounts of supplies to the Garrison of Norfolk Harbour & to the 7^th Reg^t at York, have been received at this Office, from The Secretary of War, and are suspended for want of the requisite vouchers expressed in your contract "the original bills of parcells & receipts of the persons from whom purchased or to whom paid" also provision returns from the 7^t Reg^t "specifying the number of rations & every character drawn for "(as in the Fort Norfolk returns) until this is completely complied with your accounts will remain unsettled — From what has been said you will readily perceive that the vouchers particularly required are the Bills of the parties to whom money was paid for fuel, barracks, transportation, &c and every Doctors bills with their receipts thereon every other charge not fixed by contract and for which you may probably have taken no bills or ac^t you will establish by swearing that they are as low charged as could be bought in the market, or by the testimony of two or more creditable persons of the place — Sam^l H^t W.S.