Sam. Hodgdon Esq. (Accountants Office) Superintendent q m.s July 21^st 1800 Sir On settlement of the account of Sam Hodgdon Esq. as agent of fortifications at Boston for expenditures on the month of June last he has obtain a credit on the Books of this Office for fourteen [undecipherable] with Sion Works [undecipherable] vouchers [undecipherable] amount at Castle [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] the debit [undecipherable] cash amounting to fifty [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Dollars & [undecipherable] for which you will be please to make the necessary [undecipherable] over the books of the superintendent of Military Stores — [undecipherable] W.S. Capt. James Stannard July 22^d 1800 New Port R.S. Sir I received your letter dated the 11 Inst with its enclosures which are herewith returned to you, in order that you may exhibit the same together with your account [undecipherable] in my letter of 12 July (last) to the Pay master of your regiment for examination & adjustment— Sam to W.L. Capt. 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 [undecipherable] the Pay master hereof with this account [undecipherable] the Stoppages to be made for the supposed over allowance of [undecipherable] drawn for this case, the [undecipherable] order [undecipherable] date of the 29 January 1800 extending this allowance of [undecipherable] the cadet was not then known at this office. I therefore considered it my duty to make the stop I did