govern in the case? Sam of opinion that the account had better remain, suspended until I have an opportunity of examining your accts as Pay Master of the 1^st Reg^t. when perhaps I shall be better able to judge of its propriety, and another reason for its suspension will be a wish I have that all the accounts of the Regiment should be included in a General Settlement & to arrive as much as possible at general ultimates — Sam D^o M^l. M^r Sam^l Hughes Accountants Office Havre de Grace Maryland August 7^th 1800 Sir A large sum of money standing to the credit of your account, on the books of my office on account of contract of Iron Cannon to be furnished by you in behalf of the Iron Company, and the period for delivering them having elapsed since the 1 May last, it is my duty to call on you for a Settlement of your account agreably to the terms of the Said Contract. I have accordingly to request that you will without delay communicate to me the situation of your acct & furnish a Statement of the monies received, and the amount of the Cannon delivered — Sam D^o M^l. Sam^l Hodgdon Esq. August 7^th 1800 Superintendent of M. A. Sir Annexed you have an abstract of articles furnished by Michael Gruble Contractor for the use of the Troops in the State of [undecipherable] in the Year 1799, amounting to $[undecipherable] 322. 31 for which he has obtained a credit on the books of this Office you will therefore please make the [undecipherable] entries on the Books