[262.] "Lieut Coll^o Henry Gaither in the care of Lieut. A. McCall Savannah Georgia Accountants Office Sept. 16. 1800 Sir Your account transmitted to this Office by Mr. Habersham, has undergone examination, by which there appears a balance due the United States of D^rs 3841 ⁴⁷/100 differing from your statement Dolls 4322,– agreeably to an account of differences here inclosed, the greater part of this difference arises for the want of receipts for monies paid by you to sundry commissioned & non commissioned Officers, on account of the Recruiting service, which you will please to forward as soon as possible, in order that the amount paid, may be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office.– The sums which have been deducted for Conting[ent] expences are unauthorized by any Law, or existing Regulations & cannot therefore be admitted to your credit.– Exclusive of the balance above stated you Stand charged, with the amount of Warrant N^o 5234, issued by The Secretary of War, for the payment of a Bill of Exchange dated 1 Aug^t 1800, drawn by you in favor of Tho^s S Lee for $1233 ⁵³/100 making the total amount now standing to your debit of $5075.– Sam de WS. Joshua Orne Esq^r September 22^d 1800 Agent of Fortifications Marblehead Sir Your account & receipts for disbursements, in the month of May last, on account of the Fortifications at Marblehead have been examined & the amount thereof being D^rs 598. ⁴²/100 has been passed to your credit, leaving a balance of D^rs 1263. & ¹⁵/100, due from you to The United States, which sum will be carried to your debit on next settlem^t. Sam de WS. Mr Thomas Holt Accountants Office Keeper of Public Stores September 22^d 1800 N. London Virginia Sir I have received your letter of the 11 Inst. inclosing your account & vouchers, which have been examined & differ very materially from the statement made in this Office, as will appear by the enclosed account of Errors & differences; leaving a balance due The United States of Five hundred seven dollars & ¹²/100, in consequence of which The Secretary of War has refused the payment of your drafts.– Sam de WS. [Copy of the acct. of differences filed with the statement.–] Joshua Orne Esq^r Sep^t. 23^d 1800 Marblehead M^s. Sir I have received your letter dated the 15 Inst. with your acct. & Receipts for expenditures on account of the Fortifications at Marblehead for June last, which have been examined & found correct, the amount thereof being two hundred fifty five dollars ⁷⁵/100 has been passed to your credit, leaving a balance due from you to The U.S. of D^rs 1008,– which sum will be carried to your debit on next settlement. Sam de WS.