Shall at least expect you to do it so far as is practica[ble] & Send them to this Office for reconsideration. "As the manner in which, most of the ration Return[s] are drawn out defeats all check or investigation I shall exp[ect] you to be very particular in having the numbers and descriptions of men & times drawn for fully expressed there[in] Sam &c W.S. Jon.^a Jackson Esq.^r Accountants Office Agent Dep.^t War September 11^th 1800 Boston. Sir I received your letter dated the [7 &] 8^th Inst. enclosing your duplicate receipts for ten thousand Dollars whi[ch] are filed in this Office in future you will only send sim[ple] receipts for monies transmitted you &c Sam &c W.S. Rufus Graves Esq.^r September 4^th 1800. care of Hinkley Esq.^r Att.^y at Law Northampton M^s Sir I have now to inform you of the Settlemen[t] of your Acc.^t of monies expended in paying for the quarter[s] transportation fuels medical aid &c, furnished the Officers & Recruit[s] of the 16^th Reg.^t, in the State of New Hampshire, in 1799[,] amounting [by] Your statement to . . . . . . . . D.^rs 925.[3 from which has been deducted (and now enclosed to you) Your claim for fuell due you from Aug.^t to Dec.^r 31^st - The Sec.^ry of War having decided that "no allowances shall be made to Officers for fuell which they have not drawn, by being absent, detached on service or from any Dollars....928. 30 other cause whatever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24.- also this charge for your comm.ⁿ on monies paid, as I know of no authority to authorize the admission of the charge . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.20 68.20 leaving the sum of Dollars. 860.10 which will be placed to your credit against the Sum of D.^rs 900.- with which you stand charged - the Balance of D.^rs 39.90, you are held accountable for.- Mess.^rs C Curtis, Benj.^a Gate & Cap.^t Robert Parker who have balances to claim, will make their applications to this Office, Cap.^t & Lieut.^t Parkers will also transmit their accounts (properly certified by you) to this Office for Settlement.- In many instances I find you have paid for the hire of Officers quarters in New Hampshire up to the 31 Dec.^r 1799 altho' the head quarters of the Reg.^t appears to have been at Oxford, Mass.^s so early as Nov.^r 1799.- I have admitted to your credit all the sums that you appear to have paid but should notwithstanding be glad to have your explanation to file with the account, previous to its reexam- -ination at the Treasury Department.- Sam &c W.S. Robert Gilmor Esq.^r September 12^th 1800 Chairman Naval Committee Baltimore. Sir I have received your letter of the 6^th Inst. with the accounts & vouchers accompanying the same, which will be placed under examination & you will be informed of the result. Sam &c N.S.