Doc^tr George Martin Accountants Office Fincastle, Bote Court Ho. August 30.^th 1800 Virginia. Sir Edward Carrington Esq.^r has presented to this Office for settlement, your account against the U. S. for Medicine & attendance to sundry sick men of a Detachment of the 8.^t Reg.^t at Fincastle Virginia, under the command of Cap.^tn Garnet Peyton between 1 July & 21 Sep.^r 1799. amounting p.^r your statement to D.^rs 115 7/100, which upon examination has been found correct, — You will therefore receive that sum from M.^r Carrington upon granting him the necessary Rec.^t. I am &c W.S. Jon.ⁿ Jackson Esq.^r August 27.^th 1800 Sup.^r Boston Sir Your account & Receipt for expenditures in July ult.^t for the Fortifications erecting at Boston have been examined & the amount thereof found to be . . . . . . . . . . . . D.^rs 5810.9[undecipherable] To which has been added the following sums — viz.^t Your Commission of 2½ p.^r C.^t on 20000.— as a part of your disbursements on account of the aforesaid fortifications is 500.— Ditto on $1220.— (which with the above sum of 20000. is the aggregate amount of your expenditures,) at 1/2 p.^r C.^t being the Commission allowed you on all disbursements above 2000.^ds agreeably to your Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.30 Ditto on 783 ¹⁷/100 D.^rs being the am.^nt of Horsemen's Tents, Bowles, axes &c purchased by you & for which am.^nt you rec.^d a credit on the 19 March last without any Comm.ⁿ being allowed you thereon . . . (2½ p.^r C.^t) . . . . . . is 19.60 making in all D.^rs 63[undecipherable] which sum has been passed to your credit, leaving a balance due from you to the United States of sixteen thousand four hundred seventy nine dollars & ¹⁹/100.— There is included in this settlement the sum 10000 D.^rs transmitted to you on the 25 Ins.^t. & otherwise differs from your statement two hundred fifty three dollars & ¹⁷/100 which arose on a former Settlement & of which you have been informed.— Referring you to my letter of the 23 Instant. I am &c W.S. Sam.^l Hodgdon Esq.^r Accountants Office Ph.^a August 30.^th 1800 Sir Elyah & Simon House Contractors for the State of Connecticut have received a credit on the Books of this Office for the sum of D.^rs 38.75, being for the following articles purchased, by them for the use of the Garrison at Fort Trumbull, & delivered to Lieu.^t William Stele 2 Reg.^t A.G.C. — viz.^t 1 doz.ⁿ Pewter Syrenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.— 1 Hand Cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.— 4 Spades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 1 Pad lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62 2 Hoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.66 3 pair Hand cuffs . . . . @ 67 C.^ts . . . . . . . . . 2.1 3 " Shackles . . . . . . . . 1 ⁷/100 . . . . . . . . . . 3.51 1 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.75 Doll.^s 38.75 For which you will please make the necessary entries on the Books of your Office. I am &c W.S. M.^r Dodridge Crocker Septem.^r 1.^st 1800 Charlestown S.Ca. Sir I have this day rec.^d yours of the 20.^th Ult.^t enclosing your acc.^to of supplies for June & July which will be put under examination & the result duly communicated to you.— Sam &c W.S.