Griffith S. M^cIle Eq^r Accountants Office Collector Washington N^t October 1^st 1800 Sir You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of one thousand three hundred dollars to be paid to George Maringe [undecipherable: Maringue?] for erecting a Blockhouse in Fort Johnston on bald river in pursuance of a Contract entered into between the United States & the said George W[undecipherable] dated 8 July 1791, for which sum you will be held accountable on the Books of this Office & you will be pleased to transmit your receipts accordingly, & a statement of the account [undecipherable] Contract that the same may be returned to files — Sam[undecipherable] W[undecipherable]