John Sitty Esq^r J^no Baltimore Trio Accountants Office June 3^d 1800 The treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundreds & eight dollars 4/100 which you will please pay to John Fenion taking his cuplicate rect for the same, being for his Compensation as Engineer for the months of April & May 1800 — Sam^l R. N. M^r John Fenion Baltimore Sir June 3^d 1800 I have recieved your letter dated the 1 Ins^t enclosing your account for compensation as Engineer appointed for the purpose of constructing fortifications for the security of the Town &Harbor of Baltimore for April & May 1800, which are undergoing examination & found correct, the amount thereof being two hundred & eight dollars & Ten you will receive from John Sitty treasurer at Baltimore, for which you will please to grant your cuplicate act — Sam^l R. N. M^r Crafts Esq^r Charleston S.C. June 4^th 1800 Sir The accountant being absent it has become my duty to acknowledge the rec^t of your letter dated the 16 ult with the accounts accompanying it. Being on the eve of removal to the City of Washington your accounts will not be taken up before the official Books & papers move there, when this takes place you will be duly informed — Sam^l R. [undecipherable]