Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r (Accountants Office Superintendent of M. S. July 21^st 1800) Sir On settlement of the account of Sam. Jerkins Esq. as agent of fortifications at Boston for expenditures on the month of June last he has taken a credit on the Books of this office for fourteen [undecipherable] with Sam^l. [undecipherable] Bunker at Castle Dennis at [undecipherable] each amounting to fifty right Dollars & [undecipherable] for which you will be pleased to make the necessary entries on the books of the Superintendent of Military Stores — [undecipherable] W. L. Cap^t Amos Stoddard July 22^d 1800 New Port R. S. Sir I received your letter dated the 12 Inst with its enclosures which are herewith returned to you. In order that you may exhibit the same together with your account position in my letter of 12 July [undecipherable], to the Pay master of your [undecipherable] for examination & adjustment. Sam bl. W. L. Cap^t John Henry July 21 1800 New York R. S. Sir The Secretary of War has handed me your letter of 29 June 1800 with its enclosures. At the time I forwarded the Pay Master [undecipherable] with this account shewing the Stoppages to be made for the supposed over allowance of Wood drawn for this [undecipherable], the General order annex date of the 29 January 1800 extending this allowance of Wood [undecipherable] the cadet was not then known at this office. I therefore considered it my duty to take the step I did