M^r Wm Chantilly Accountants Office Ph^a October 9, 1800 Sir In answer to your letter of the 25^th Ult^o I have to inform you that the face of business in this Office this far has impeded the Settlement of your accounts, but that they will I expect soon be adjusted, being now under examination — Sam: by M. L. Miles Gibson Esq^r October 11. 1800 Hamleton, Virg^a. Sir M^r Mls^o Humphreys late Contractor has exhibits at this Office for settlement a transit amount of large sums, there is for building 27 huts, amounting to D^rs 436 — together with a charge of D^rs 41.62, for rent of Blacksmiths Shop, Utensils & other house at the fact of which you have testified that the troops "were thus first under cover at this Station (Hamleton) by order of Major General Hamilton" — as no such order has been admitted as is required by the Secretary of was that it must be produced before it can merit his approbation, I have therefore to request your compliance with such additional remarks as you may be pleased to communicate, at the same time I could wish to be informed from whence arose the charge for those huts, when Butler had never built & what were done with them but on leaving the Station — Sam: by M. L.