[260] George Harrison Esq^r Accountants Office rights to the details of the September 1^st 1800 last [Surveyor?] — [undecipherable] Sir I have this day received a Packet containing [several?] accounts & vouchers of the late Foreign [French?] [Services?] bearing your signature as Agent, under date of the [undecipherable] [last?] unaccompanied however by any [letter?] from you — & the [Subject?] [to?] be placed under Commission[?] & your [will?] be [informed?] of the result. From &c W.S. Major Timothy Darling Septem^r 14^th 1800 Stephentown near Canaan [N.H.?] Sir I have your letter of the [15?] Inst and on inquiry at the War Office, I find your resignation was ratified the 21 January 1800 — I know of no instance of an Officer receiving pay after he had resigned & his resignation ratified, therefore cannot undertake to direct any retention of your pay after that period. Sam^l &c W.S. The Secretary of War September 20[undecipherable] Sir Enclosed I hand you Estimate of this from [Department?] for the ensuing Year, to pay the Salary of the Accountant of the War Department, Clerks & [Messenger?] employed in his office [&] of the Contingent thereof, amounting to Eleven thousand eight hundred [&] forty dollars. Sam^l &c W.S.