Nicholas Fish Eq^r Accountants Office New York. November 4. 1800 Sir I received your letter dated 30 Ulto — enclosing the following receipts Viz &c. James Byres J^r for D^r 1293 10 C^ts Fred^k Briggs . . . . . . . . go — making together thirteen hundred thirty five dollars to the denits which need be taken on the books of this Office. With respect to M^r Fleurey, his account was lately stated in this Office, in which appears a considerable balance in his favor, previous to referring on this amount I deem it necessary that he should transmit a Statement in order to check the one made here, & have written to him herein on the subject & have rec^d no answer— Sam^l St— M^r Caleb Swan Eq^r November 6^th 1800 P. M. G. Sir It appears on examination of the account of Gen^l Rich^d Butler which you transmitted to this Office that he is entitled to the 193 d in the fund of twenty five dollars. This amount your pres accordingly exist to be stoped out of his pay, has more Statement referend not with the most [undecipherable] thereof. Sam^l St— M^r