some measure I have subsided— Very fortunately the papers of my office have been very genuinely saved. those of the Secretary of War however have as genuinely been estroyed— Sam [undecipherable] N[undecipherable] Arch'd Bray Esq^r Accountants Office New York Novem^r 15 1800 R.S. Sir I have receiv'd your letter of [undecipherable] 1800 accompanied by your account for expenditures on account of the Fortifications for Aug^t Sept & Oct 1800 which will be refered under examination as soon as the being [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] of Tuesday last, has in some measure subsided; you will no doubt hear of it before this reaches you.— Very fortunately the Papers of my Office have very genuinely been saved. Those of the Secretary of War however have, as genuinely been destroyed— Sam[undecipherable] Caleb Swan Esq^r November 18 1800 Bill G Sir I find on examination of the accounts of Lieu^t [undecipherable] Agt that I believe that you have paid into that Office as [undecipherable] to the 1 Reg^t for the month of November 1797. The sum received being sixteen dollars will be deducted from your accounts of [undecipherable] this notice is furnished that you may recover the amount accordingly Sam[undecipherable]