[207] Arch^t Graney &^c Accountants Office New Port. R. I. July 21^st 1800 Sir The Secretary of War has issued a Warrant in your favor for two thousand Dollars, on account of the Fortifications erecting on the harbor of New Port, which fund you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States, on furnishing your duplicate Rec^t to be accountable — Sam H[undecipherable] M^r Mich^l Mickle July 28^th 1800 Trenton [undecipherable] Sir I answer your letter under the 24 Inst^t. I can only have to inform you that nothing has come to my knowledge on the subject of your supplies to Gen^l McElwain in addition to what I verbally informed you of in Philadelphia Sam [undecipherable] M^r Joseph Williams July 28^th 1800 Springfield Mass^ts Sir I have received your letter of the 21 Inst^t accompanied by your Accounts Vouchers for expenditures at the Armoury at Springfield for the Quarter ending the 30 June which will be placed under examination & you will be informed of the result. It will not be expedient to dispense with an allowance to the Store for a Pay Roll on the part of the Superintendent for without it there can be no check on his calculations &[undecipherable] Any allowance to the Armourer for extra work done may be the subject of a separate Roll or may be brought into the fund[undecipherable]