not be reacheable you will please inform me what are the obstacles that prevent a Settlement — Sam H. [C. of f.] Capt^t Nance J^o Fischer Niagara Accountants Office O May 26^th 1800 Sir I have received your letter dated 21 1800 inclosing your acct Curr^t & Vouchers therein referred to for Settlement. I have also revised your acct for subsistence from 1 Apr^t 1799 31 March 1800, both of which have undergone examination the result whereof is as follows — Balance due agreeable to your Statement .... Dol^rs 96 — Amt of your account for subsistence ................. 41 — 137 — to which add this amount short charged in Sub^ce for q^r — 5 — from which has been deducted the following overpayment 49 — made to two tenants which cannot be credited, no allowance being made by him to a Soldier who may reenlisted 100 — Ben^j Hough ........... Dol^rs 1 — John Vlin ............... — 2 — 4 — this Sum being the difference of Subsistence between 31 Feb^y & I hnott charged in your account from 1 Nov^r 99 to 31 March 1800, the date of your promotions being 26^th april 1800 difference ...................... 22 61 26 16 222 33 leaving a balance in your favor of two hundred twenty three dollars 33 cents, which Sum has been paid to M^ssr Master Petter H G from The Sum paid by you to the Mast^s comp and & the amount chargeable on his account cannot be admitted to the debit of the U. S. a statement whereof was also transmitted to you in my letter of the 12^th Nov^r 1800 in order to govern you in making the payments —