[154] Nath^l Goodhue Esq^r & the Mayor of Boston Accountants Office May 23^d 1800 Sir, On the 8^th of April 1799, you gave for this Office consent to a warrant issued in favor of the Treasurer of the United States, and by him transmitted to you, to [undecipherable] from the sum of one thousand Dollars on account of the Fortifications at that place. Not having received any account of the expenditure, I have to request you will have the goodness to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] then to transmit to this Office as convenient an account of the money disbursed supported by suitable vouchers, in order that their account may be settled here at this Office— Sam. H. W.S. Jonⁿ Jackson Esq^r Boston May 23^d 1800 Sir I received your letter of the 16^th instant enclosing the receipt of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable: dolton] for seventy two dollars, which will be entered on the Books of this Office— Sam. H. W.S. John Hilty Esq^r Superintendent Baltimore May 23^d 1800 Sir— The Treasurer of the United States will remit [undecipherable] of Thirty seven dollars to be paid to [undecipherable] & [undecipherable], [undecipherable] - for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] office of the United States from 19^th May 1797 to 22^d march 1800.— You will be pleased to take the necessary [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] to this office and Sam. [undecipherable] W.S.