M^r Jph Bowles Richmond V^a Accountants Office October 20^th 1800 Sir M.B. Carrington [undecipherable: depositor] will pay you the sum of 70 dollars, upon your granting him the [undecipherable: necessary] receipts, being for the amount of your claims for rent of an Hospital for the sick of Cap. [undecipherable: Cairns] &Co from Nov '98 to Oct '99 whilst at Richmond. Sam [undecipherable] W.S. Edward Carrington Esq^r Richmond V^a October 29 1800 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of 70 dollars, on [undecipherable] Bowles for rent of his House to Cap. [undecipherable: Cairns] &c as an Hospital from the 1^st Nov. '98 to 10^th Oct. 1799, when at Richmond — which sum you will [undecipherable: please] from him upon his granting you the [undecipherable: necessary] receipts. Sam [undecipherable] W.S. Robert Gilmor Esq^r Baltimore October 31 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 27^th Instant, accompanied by your accounts for expenditures made in September last, on account of the Fortifications at Baltimore, which will be filed with those already received for examination. Sam [undecipherable] W.S. P.S. The Sec of War has given a Warrant for 2000 dollars, which will be transmitted to you by the Treasurer of the U.S. on account of the said Fortifications, after which you will grant the [undecipherable: necessary] receipts.