& of which that officer will be informed. I also hand you a letter from James Maddock enclosing another for his Son with a request that it may be forwarded to him — as you may probably know or obtain from the Muster on your [undecipherable] information on the subject, may I ask the favor of you to write to the latter the fate of his[undecipherable] Sam^l Hayes per [undecipherable] M^r James Maddock June 27^th 1800 to the care of M^r John [undecipherable] New York Sir I have received your letter dated the 19 [undecipherable] enclosing another for your Son, which have been transmitted to [undecipherable] Dixon, D[undecipherable] [undecipherable] master General residing at Philadelphia, a person whom you will receive such information on the [undecipherable] as he can obtain from the Muster Rolls in his Office. Sam ee J. Hayes for [undecipherable] Cap^t George Gillingham June 26^th 1800 Providence R. I. Sir The [undecipherable] being absent it is my duty to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] preparatory to removing the Office from [undecipherable] to this place may have occasioned the delay in answering your letter dated [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. In reply to your [undecipherable] relative to [undecipherable] accounts & have to inform you that they are finally [undecipherable] and the balances [undecipherable] been [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] hereof. [undecipherable] which accounts he has been [undecipherable] for the rations [undecipherable] by you, [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] from your pay by the [undecipherable]. Your rations