[240] Arch^d Fish beg New York [undecipherable] Accountants Office Sep 1^st 1800 Sir I received your letter [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] enclosing Vouchers [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] Allow all Charges for [undecipherable] making [undecipherable] thirty give dollars which will be entered on the Books of the Office — Sam [undecipherable] Arch^d [undecipherable] beg New York B. I. Sep^r 4 1800 Sir You will receive from the Treasurer of [undecipherable] the Sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars on account of the [undecipherable: fortifications] erecting in the harbor of New York, for which [undecipherable] give me from the present, your duplicate rec^t to be communicated — James [undecipherable] W^m Moses [undecipherable] Springfield [undecipherable] Sep 8^th 1800 Sir I received your letter of the 1^st Inst: which I now return to you that you may observe by the ref[undecipherable] of M^r [undecipherable] Law. Master [undecipherable] that you will be apply to [undecipherable] Williamson Dep^t Pay master [undecipherable] New [undecipherable] for a Settlement — James [undecipherable] Lieu^t [undecipherable] Lindsey Sep 8 1800 Sir The Secretary of War has this day handed me an account stated by you for expenses amounting to [undecipherable] before I am authorised to [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of this charge it will be necessary for you to send me [undecipherable] the orig[undecipherable] [undecipherable] authorising the items charged in [undecipherable] account —