[188] Caleb Swan Esq^r Accountants Office P. M. G — July 11^th 1800 Sir I have you herewith a statement of the balance remaining in the hands of James M^ca budget of the Q^r Dep^t of the U— our settlement of his accounts amounting to give orders for which from you unite where to hold him accountable— James [undecipherable] The Secretary of War. July 11^th 1800 Sir In reply to the several questions contained in your order of the 4^th Inst^r on the subject of the Quarter Master Generals accounts I have to state. that the Quarter Master General has no open account on the books of my Office as follows — amount of monies transacted from the books of the Treasury for balance & sundry accounts made to him from the Treasury Department previous to advances being made from this Dep^t [undecipherable] amount of Mon^s paid by the Sec^y of War up to the present time— [undecipherable] total amount of monies standing to his debit on the books of this Office [undecipherable] He has transacted accounts by himself & agents as follows — Samuel Hodgdons accounts as agent for the Quarter Master General while he acted in that capacity — Deb^t [undecipherable] James Millars accounts as agent from the commencement of his agency to the 31^st of March 1800 — [undecipherable] John Williams form Quarter master Gen^t his accounts as paid by himself, the last Transaction was by his letter of the 21 Nov^r 1799 — [undecipherable] sundry suspended vouchers on fittlement with the treasury