Samuel Hodgson Es^q Dep^t of U. S. Accountants Office May 31 1800 Sir On settlement of the accounts of Jeremiah Wadding of Hartford Conn^t he has received a credit on the Books of this for the amount of expenditures made by him for the purchase of sundry articles, agreeably to the directions of the Ho. S. of Work the greater part whereof appear to have been shipped by him to John Harris Military Store Keeper, & the remainder delivered to the Quarter master of the 15^th Reg^t of Infantry; an abstract whereof I herewith transmit you in order that the necessary entries may be made on the Books of the Superintendent of military Stores — Sam H --- His Hon^ble Benjⁿ Stoddart Sir June 2^d 1800 I have the honor to state in compliance with your letter of this date that the sum necessary to be advanced to the Draftsmen in my Office to complete their balances to the 10 June, & to enable them to remove themselves & families to the City of Washington is estimated at four thousand nine hundred & thirteen Dollars; In addition to which I have to request an advance of eight hundred Dollars on account of my Salary & expenses in the removal of my family —making on all — Five thousand seven hundred & thirteen dollars Sam H [initialed]