[300] M Rob Ball Accountants Office Merch^t Wilmington N.C. November 10 1800 Sir On the 16 Ulto: I acknowledged the rec^t of yours of the 1 Oct together with the account I received for your supplies at some time I requested the authority or [undecipherable] which you have been acting under - I am yet without your reply - The object of the present is to inform you that by an unfortunate fire many of the abstracts to your accounts have been rendered I have therefore to request that you will forward the duplicates of all your vouchers in every instance I observe were taken by yourself as Agent. In expectation of your speedy compliance - Sam^l W^m Caleb Swan Esq^r November 10^th 1800 & ile 8. Sir Owing to the unfortunate accident of [undecipherable] last year of the vouchers belonging to your accounts were destroyed - at the examination of your accounts nothing to [undecipherable] you want of them. You will be pleased as soon as possible to furnish us with the duplicate alts of those alts in the attached list. Sam^l W^m