M^r David Jones Springfield M^a Accountants Office June 2^d 1800 Sir The accountant of the War Department being absent, I have just to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24^th ulto and to inform you that the papers of the office being all locked up ready for removal to the city of Washington, the information you required cannot be given until their arrival there — Sam^l E. [undecipherable] Sam^l Hodgdon Eq^r Dep^t Q. M. of M. S. June 7^th 1800 Sir The accountant of the War Department being absent, it has become my duty to inform you that on settlement of the account of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable], the sum of Dolls 243.70 has been paid them, being the amount of the principal money of a loan of [undecipherable] known, & which appears by a letter from [undecipherable] commander at Fort [undecipherable] to have been issued by him at the said Fort [undecipherable] remain here at this time. You are requested to make the necessary entries on the books of your office — Sam^l E. [undecipherable] Edward Carrington Eq^r Supervisor Richmond V^a City of Washington June 26 1800 Sir The accountant not having yet arrived from Philadelphia, it is my duty to acknowledge the receipt of your letter (dated [undecipherable]) I [undecipherable] with their enclosures which will be attended to as soon as circumstances will admit. The time necessarily taken up