Rufus Graves Lt Col: 16 Inf:— to the care of M^r Hinkley Att^y at Law, Northampton Mas: Accountant's Office August 12, 1800 Sir I received this day yours of the 16. Ult: enclo= =sing your accounts of monies disbursed on account of the 16. Reg^t which will be placed under examination & the result duly communicated to you — Sam^le J.W.S. M^r John Pollard August 12^th 1800 Philad: Sir The accountant of the War Department being absent it has become my duty to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter Dated the 2^d inst: with the bundle inclosed — the contents thereof being of a nature which comes immediately under the notice of M^r Simmons & requires his decisions I shall lay the letter before him on his return and a communication will be made to you of the result of his examination — Sam^le [undecipherable] Henry Glen Esq: August 13: 1800 Schenectady N: York Sir Your letter Dated the 30^th Ult: I have received in the absence of M^r. Simmons (and in reply thereto have to observe that the acc^ts lodged here as I observed to you personally are in a state not to be Settled without further vouchers & that I am confident no further advances will be made until those acc^ts are finally Settled — the Subject of your letter will however be laid before the accountant on his return & his decision will be communicated to you without delay — Sam^le P. Hag[undecipherable] M^r [undecipherable] David Henley Esq^r Accountant's Office A.W.D. Knoxville — August 13: 1800 Sir M^r Simmons being absent I have to ack= =nowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 29 Ult: inclos= ing a copy of your Waste Book for the month of May — Sam^le P. Hag[undecipherable] M^r [undecipherable] Griffith J Mc Ree Esq^r August 13^th 1800 Wilmington N.C^a Sir M^r Dan^l Wheaton has exhibited at this Office for Settlement his acc^ts for march & April wherein he charges 17 Cents p^r ration, and 2½ p^r C^t Commission on the monies expended for Quarter master & Hospital Supplies: as you informed me these allowances were only to be made during the months of January & February, and there being no Contract lodged with the Secretary of War, I have to request you will forward to this Office a Copy of your agreement with him, or furnish information as to the price of the Ration & quantum of commission, on Quarter Master & Hospital Supplies to be allowed him — Sam^le N.S.