[201] Abra: W Clary Esq Accountants Office New York July 23^d 1800 Sir I have rec'd your letter dated the 5 Inst. enclosing sundry certificates & a/c for the payment made by you to Joseph Tree, for his pay for July 1799 after examinations thereof, I have judged proper to admit his claim, the amount of which being 5 dollars will be paid to your order by Nichl: Fish Supervisor as soon [undecipherable] on paying your duplicate rec. for the same — Sam [undecipherable] W.S. Nichl. Fish Esq: July 23^d 1800 Supervisor New York Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of five dollars, which you must please to pay to Mr Abr W Clary taking his duplicate rec. for the same, being to reimburse a loan from [undecipherable] him to Jos: Tree late a Private on the 10 Reg. of Infantry for his pay for July 1799 — James [undecipherable] W.S. Major [undecipherable: Dan:?] Jackson July 23^d 1800 New York R.S. Sir The Secretary of War has handed me [undecipherable] copy of [undecipherable] account of stoppages from your pay & emoluments amounting to [undecipherable] that I might consider [undecipherable] the only alteration which can be made in it, is to alter the head for this credit as it appears by the [undecipherable] errors of the Registers [undecipherable] Total [undecipherable] 27 January. I just received from the Secretary of War that, it is directed that the [undecipherable] on the Fortifications upon the