some measures I have adopted. Very fortunately the papers of my office have had, any generally been. Those of the Secretary of War however have as generally been destroyed — Sam^l W.S. Arch^d Brary Esq^r New York R.S. Accountants Office Novem^r 15 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] enclosures of your account for expenditures on account of the fortifications for Aug^t, Sep^t & Oct. 1800 which will be laid under consideration as soon as the [undecipherable] considered by the sub-accountant [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 generally been saved those for the Secretary of War however have as generally been destroyed — Sam^l W.S. Caleb Swan Esq^r Phil^a November 18 1800 Sir I find on examination of the accounts of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] disbursements that you have paid into this Office as duplicate to the 1 Reg^t for the month of November 1797. The sum compared being sixteen dollars must be deducted from your accounts of which this notice is furnished that you may recover the amount accordingly — Sam^l W.S.