[246] settlement made with them on the 21^st May, last being for [undecipherable] furnishes the 13 Reg^t of [undecipherable] Stewart & Co by 1 30 March 1800. You may therefore pay them that sum upon their granting you the necessary receipts. Sam'o to T.S. Sam'l Hodgdon Esq^r Accountants Office Ph^a Sept 1^st 1800 Sir In reply to your letter date the 19^th last Month, I have to inform you that I have had reference to the several payments of your Salary and I find the practice which you mention appears to have taken place and find that the allowance made was in conformity with appropriations made by Congress to the extent of which, payments were made, & therefore no further sum for those services can be allowed by me without the [undecipherable] that Body — Sam'l [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sam'l Hodgdon Esq^r Sep 2^d 1800— Ph^a Sir On settlement of the accounts of James [undecipherable] Contractor for the State of Maryland he has [undecipherable] a credit for the sum one hundred forty five dollars & [undecipherable] being the cost of the amount abstract of articles purchased by him in the June 1799 for the use of the Troops in the aforesaid state, and for which you must be pleased to make the necessary entries in the Books of your Office — Sam'o to [undecipherable]