Accountants Office September 13 1800 Edward Carrington Esq^r Supervisor Richmond V^a Sir William S Hoge has rendered his accounts for Provisions and other supplies furnished for the Troops of the United States at the Port of Norfolk, and Suffolk & elsewhere in the State of Virginia, since his contracts taken into with you under date of the 3^d Aug^t 1799 when his accounts were first exhibited at this Office they underwent an examination which has led to an impression that the United States was likely to be imposed upon or many improper & over charges have been made — in order more fully to judge of the charges I wrote to him on the 10 May 1800 requesting him to furnish the original bills from the traders to whom payment was stated to have been made, & the original returns of issues — in answer I received his letter of the 7^th July last with sundry papers purporting to be original vouchers, which from examination appear very mysterious & not genuine, and in other cases many of the bills made out & receipted by [undecipherable] Jennings the contractor