[234] M^r Joseph Williams Accountants Office Springfield M. August 22 1800 Sir I have just reciev'd your Packet from the department, which leaves us to enquire whether the Armorers at your Post have been on the practice of drawing Rations for every day in the month or only in proportion to the [service?] actually performed by them according to the Pay Rolls — You will therefore be pleased to investigate this Subject & inform me of the result. If the former practice prevails it appears to me to be an evil which requires an immediate remedy, as in many instances the Sum of service performed bears no comparison to that of [undecipherable] whole mo— cf You will receive enclosed Copy of an Act for the Abolition of Public arsenals & magazines passed on the 7 May 1800, for the government of yourself & [undecipherable] — Sam^l H. Caleb Swan Esq^r August 22 1800 P. M. G. Sir Your accounts being taken up for examination I have to request a Copy of the Transferred or authority under which the allowance of 4/10 of a dollar & 1 Ration p day was made by you to the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] for Warrants #77 78 79 #80 dated 11 July 178[undecipherable] — Sam^l [undecipherable: initials]