Major Dan^l Jackson New Port, R.S. Accountants' Office July 31^st 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 20^th Inst^t enclosing your account for Postage of letters & vouchers thereins referred to — By a General order dated the 10^th May 1800, it has been made the duty of the Pay masters of the different 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 — in order therefore that your account may pursue the course pointed out by the Instructions to the Pay masters, I herewith return it to you — Sam^l W.S. --- Arch^d Crary Esq^r New Port R.S. July 31^st 1800 Sir Your accounts of expenditures on account of the Fortifications at New Port R.S. from the 1^st December 1799 to the 17 June Ult^o have been examined & the sum of Seventy thousand five hundred ninety two dollars & 04/100 passed to your credit on the Books of this office. leaving a balance due the United States of $16102.62 and differs from your Statement ..... D^rs 14185. 74 which is accounted for as follows: Viz^t To this Sum paid to P. Mercier on account, inadmissible as an advance ........................... $400.— · d^o paid C. Rodman Col^t for 1 Years unit rent, of lots N^o 9. 10. 11. &12 suspended until further explained ........................... 8.— · d^o arising on your having charged your Commiss of 1 ¼ % on 67500 $. instead of $62777.61. the amount of your expenditures admitted ... $47.23 .... d^o continued to be Suspended from last Settlem^t being for Shot purchased ............... 1751.11 d^o — Amt^t of W^ts N^o 5115. issued since the dates of your Statement ................. 6000.— d^o ... d^o ... d^o ... 5155. d^o .... d^o .......... 6000.— Dolls. 14200. 34 From which deduct as follows ... Viz^t By this sum short carried to his own Statement dated April 12^th 1800 as the balance due on your preceding Statement $— .10.— " d^o .... d^o ..... d^o as the aggregate amt^t of his expenditures ...... 19 .50 " d^o overcredited in the amt^t of errors found on last Settlement ............ 1.— 20.60 ———— 14185. 74 The two vouchers first before mentioned, I return to you herewith — Sam V^o W.S. --- Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r Super^dt of M.S. Philad^a Accountants Office July 31^st 1800 Sir Archibald Crary Esq^r Agent of Fortifications at New Port Rhode Island, has received a credit on the Books of this office for the Sum of Seven hundred forty four dollars & 7/100 being for the following articles purchased by him for the use of the said Fortifications, Viz^t:— 1 Sett of Books (architect Hydrauligne) delivered to Major Tousard Engineer ......................... $54.— 1 Boat for the purpose of visiting the Fortifications ..... 36.— 1 Cedar d^o with oars ........................... 25.— 1 Horse Collar .................................. 4.— 119.—