Jon· Jackson Esq
Agent of Fort [undecipherable],
Sir, Accountants Office
July 5^th 1800 Referring to my letter of this date I have now to inform you that your acct of expenditures against the Fortifications in May last have been returned to [undecipherable] correct the amount thereof, will be passed to your credit — I believe in your hands of six thousand six hundred [undecipherable] four [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] differing from your Statement $[undecipherable].23. [undecipherable] this difference having arisen in providing [undecipherable] [undecipherable] it will be explained by reference to my last letter of this date — I have however to remark that you have carried a part of [undecipherable: probable reading "Supplying"] [undecipherable] for the use of horses, oxen [undecipherable] to the abstract of Transportation [undecipherable] another [undecipherable] for the hire of [undecipherable: probable reading "Teamsters"] to Cover them [undecipherable] have carried to the abstract of the pay of laborers when in fact the one is as much an [undecipherable] of Transportation as the other. You will be [undecipherable] attentive to this in future — [undecipherable signature] Sam^l Meredith Esq
Treasurer U.S. Philad.
Sir, July 7^th 1800 The Abovementioned Warrants having been [undecipherable] by the Secretary of [undecipherable] for monies which are to be [undecipherable] by you to the persons thereon named, & which amount in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ready for delivery — I have to request that you will take measures for remitting them as early as convenient — [undecipherable signature] [N^o 1760 in favor of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Collector at [undecipherable: probable reading "Portland"] for D^rs [undecipherable]] [At N^o 1761 in favor of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] at [undecipherable: probable reading "New York"] [undecipherable]] [At N^o 1762 [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable: probable reading "Baltimore"]]