[184] Lieut. W^m. Steel, Accountant's Office Fort Trumbull July [undecipherable] 1800 near New London, Sir, I have received your letter dated the 4^th enclosing your account for expenses in procuring [undecipherable: recruits?] which I herewith return you in order that you may transmit the same to the Pay master of your Regiment it being his duty in the first instance to examine & settle all accounts relating to his Regiment — I will [undecipherable] with the Secretary of War to determine as respects the additional rations mentioned in your letter to whom a statement of the case must be made — Sam H[undecipherable] [undecipherable] M^r. David Ames July 7, 1800 Springfield Mass^ts Sir Since my letter of the 2^d Inst. I have [undecipherable] considered your request to be furnished with Official copies of Pay Rolls transmitted by you to this Office as vouchers to accounts & have now to inform you that it does not belong to me to comply with your request. Settlements here are not considered as conclusive — they have been examined & finally [undecipherable] at the Treasury [undecipherable] You will readily perceive therefore that it is to the Register of that Department, you must apply for any information wanting relative thereto — Sam H[undecipherable] [undecipherable]