the United States which will be carried to your credit on next Settlement — Sam 1^e M^r Dotrège Crocker Contractor Charleston &^c Sir [Accountants Office August 1. 1800] I have this day Settled your accounts for Jan^y Feb^y March April & May 1800, amounting to your claim to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D^rs 628.88 from which has been deducted the following items Viz $ Rations overcharged as delivered Major Commandin^r April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00. cover in his Commissioning not may account . . . . . . . . 7% this much charged as paid to the Officers of the 8^th apparently to the request of Col^l Smith, and that at a time when the Pay Master General had transmitted money for that purpose to the Pay master of the 9^th which is suspended until he produces the returns & rec^ts for the number of Rations delivered to each officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527.45 this much charged for discounts Stamps and Blank bills of Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.14 1516.13 leaving the Sum of Debt 6070 72 to be placed to your credit against the Sum of seven thousand fifty your dollars & 0/00 which from you blank charge; this remaining balance of D^rs 711.70, you are held accountable for — Sam 1^e