[undecipherable] War Department 25^th November 1800 [W.C.C. Claiborne] Sir By the Law passed at the last Session of Congress for the payment of Major Johnsons detachment of Militia alluded to in your letter of the 19 Inst it is directed that the Accounting Officers of the Treasury shall settle the Accounts The course is conceived to be that the Claims are to be submitted to the Accountant of this Department for Adjustment who will Report his doings thereon for revision to the Comptroller of the Treasury. When the sums due shall be ascertained [undecipherable: probable reading Col.] Henley may as you represent that so great convenience will result therefrom to the Claimants be instructed to make payment at Knoxville. The sooner therefore that the Claimants being forwarded to the Accountant their claims supported by proper evidence the better. I am Sir &c