[undecipherable] return herewith the enclosures contained in your last — Sam: H: [signature] Edw: W: Carrington Esq: Sup: Richmond V: Accountants Office May 28^th 1800 Sir I received of yesterday's mail your of the [undecipherable] Part: enclosing the account & vouchers of [undecipherable] Humphreys supplied at Staunton & from June to Dec [undecipherable], which will in due time be placed under examination. The other account vouchers of [undecipherable] Humphreys surplus as Agent to M^r [undecipherable] cannot be also separated it comes properly as the accounts of that contractor Sam: H: [signature] John M Petterson Late Esq: 12^th Regt of Infantry New York May 28^th 1800 Sir I have received your letter dated the 15^th inst in reply to which I have to inform you that by [State?] regulations of Major General Hamilton, all accounts of the nature of that you forwarded to this office are to be tried by the [undecipherable] masters of the Respective Regiments — Your account will therefore [undecipherable] that course. It will remain to be decided whether you are to be allowed travelling expenses to [undecipherable] from the place you have [undecipherable] the regulations in my opinion does not appear to allow an officer expenses in travelling from his place of residence to join his Regiment — To this effect I have heretofore decided, and [undecipherable] also such claims — Sam H [signature] P.S. As relates to the monies [undecipherable] and with which you have been charged on your representation to [undecipherable], you must have [undecipherable] from the Contractor this voucher was forged have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] admitted —