[309] Edw^d Carrington Esq^r Jp: Richmond 80— Accountants Office Nov 21 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 20 Inst. enclosing the draft of Thomas Bell in favor of Sam^l Stevens for $265 the for which amount I shall give hereunto a [undecipherable] on the Bank of Columbia [undecipherable] money taken this day, 8 days after date for which sum be pleased to send me an acknowledgement Sam Ho [undecipherable] The Secretary of War — November 21 1800 Sir The foregoing is a copy of my letter of the 16^th Ult: relative to [undecipherable] account for the mess of Officers. I thought it proper to remind you of it as I presume that letter has been mislaid with the other papers of your office. Sam Ro W.S. the above alludes to the form Page 277— Robert Gilmor Esq^r Chairman of the Naval Committee Baltimore Sir I have received your letter of the 21 Inst: accompanied by your Acct for expenditures in October 1800 on account of the fortifications at Baltimore, which will be placed under examination upon and you be informed of the result. Sam^l [undecipherable] [undecipherable]