nance of The Quarter Master General, to be allied to other objects than those properly belonging to that Department, that such order is a sufficient voucher to the Quarter Master General on the settlement of his accounts. A decision on this point will enable us to pass off the accounts of the Quarter Master General. But the foregoing note does remain to be fixed, how far do the duties of the Quarter Master General extend. On written instructions, it is impossible for me to ascertain what properly belongs to the Quarter Master General's duty, whether he has exceeded his authority or not. For I must suppose that as it is allowable that authority is vested in the Quarter Master General without control, to merely examine the vouchers so as to this amount is but a trifling object compared with the talent and magnitude of the purchases and appointments made by him. It will remain therefore to be determined how far his authority [undecipherable], and what the boundary of his command within his duties as Quarter Master General → Sam. [undecipherable] Del. Nock. & Crawley: Accountants Office New York &c October 13^th 1800 Sirs You will receive from the Treasurer of The United States, the sum of five thousand dollars on account of the fortifications erecting on the harbor of New York, for which from your order please to give the necessary receipts — Sam[undecipherable] [undecipherable]