diately to this Office that the same may be examined & if proper, passed to your credit. In October last Gen^t Hamilton directed you to make sale of some tents & a waggon belonging to the Public, which it will be necessary you should give Reciets for in your next account together with any other monies that may have come into your hands belonging to the U. S. from the sale of Public stores or otherwise. Sam: H^o W. S. The Secretary of War Accountants Office Sir September 16^th 1800 I have to inform you that on examination of the accounts of Col^o Gaither League by him with the Department in Georgia & forwarded to this Office for settlement, it appears that he is indebted to the United States in the sum of 2^m [undecipherable] differing from his own Statement $2322. — owing to an account of differences a copy of which I herewith inclose you. It will be observed that the greater part of this balance arises from want of receipts for monies paid by him to officers for the Recruiting Service, which he will be desired to forward to this Office immediately. I also desire it for Contingent expenses are unauthorised by any existing Regulation. Sam: H^o W. S.