[308.] [Cap^t on Hyde / [undecipherable] to / Georgetown] Accountants Office November 19^th 1800 Local exigencies arising from considerations of the treasury make it absolutely necessary that persons who have drawn the public monies which remain unaccounted for should immediately render their accounts — the situation of your accounts I did not [undecipherable] give you [undecipherable] — you have now been [undecipherable] called upon able to [undecipherable] — notwithstanding of the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] compliance — I therefore take this opportunity of once more calling to your mind to [undecipherable] approbation which has been made to you — [undecipherable] I should be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] effect I shall report your case to the Comptroller of the Treasury & Secretary of [undecipherable] without delay I request your immediate attention to this object. J^no [undecipherable] Ham^t [undecipherable] Esq^r Representative of [undecipherable] Phil^a Sir November 30^th 1800 Your letter date the 3^d [undecipherable] that of the 22^d ult^o with your account was [undecipherable] received, and would have been attended to on this did not the hurry & confusion attendant on our removal prevent [it] — Besides the misfortune of the fire, I have cause for thankfulness as my papers were generally saved, alone but few [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that no stoppage was ever at this business of my office —