on the 30 Jan.^y 1799 .......... D.^r 2933. 3. on the 2.^d Feb.^y ... 1799 ........... 4408. 50. [circled] D.^r 7341. 57. total amount of accounts rendered by himself & agents taken from their own Statements & Vouchers ... 323,945. 94 Leaving the apparent balance, without having made any deduction for errors, over payments, or improper charges) in the hands of the Quarter Master General for which he has to produce accounts & Vouchers ..... 284,529. 24. All the accounts & vouchers rendered by the Quarter master General & his assistants have been examined, but from various causes & the nature of expenditures made in a variety of Departments many of which not being considered as Strictly authorized I have not been able to effect any settlement with him the reasons will more fully appear by my remarks accompanying the accounts & sundry correspondence on the subject part of which may be seen by reference to my letters to the Sec.^y of War, under dates of February 21.^st March 20.^th & April 25. 1800 — from the foregoing statement the Secretary of War will be able to judge of the propriety of making the advance in question — I am &c [signature] Cap.^t Amos Stoddart July 12.^th 1800— New Port. R.I. Sir I have duly received your letter of the 2 Ins.^dt inclosing your accounts for Recruiting Contingent expences — By an established regulation of this Department as explained by a General order dated the 10 May 1800, it has been made the duty of the Pay masters of the several Regiments in the first instance to receive all claims which the officers of their respective Regiments may have against the United States, for examination & settlement with the Pay master General, — I therefore return you the accounts inclos[ed] in order that they may pursue the courses pointed out by the instructions to the Pay masters — I am &c [signature] M.^r Jos: Williams — Accountants' Office Pay Master & Store keeper July 11.^th 1800— Springfield M.^s.— Sir Your accounts of receipts & Expenditures at the Armoury at Springfield Massachusetts, for the quarter ending the 31 March last have been examined & a balance found in your hands at that time of Four thousand six hundred seventy four Dollars & 68/100, differing from your statement in the sum of $4103, accounted for as follows, viz.^t— This sum being the balance of errors arising on the last Settlement of which you were advised but which have not been credited in your present statement ... $3.94 D.^o amo.^t of Warr.^t 4899 rec.^d by your attorney on the 24 March d.^o ... d.^o ........... 4100.— 4103.— Exclusive of the above balance you Stand charged on the Books of this Office with the following Warrants rec.^d by Sam.^l Hadydon your attorney viz.^t— 1800 Apr. 21. Warrant N.^o 4978 ...... for 3600.—     " May 16.   " ........ 5047 .......... 3600.—     " June 7    " ......... 5110 ......... 3600.—     " July 8    " ........ 5133 ....... 1500.— making D.^r 12,400 I am &c [signature] Nich.^s [undecipherable] July 12.^th 1800— N. York— Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit of the Sum of Ninety dollars, which please to pay to Fred.^k Sprig[g] Military Store keeper at West Point, taking his duplicate receipts [for] being for his Salary from 1 Apr. to 30 June 1800— I am &c [signature]