Edw'd Carrington Esq^r Sup^t Richmond &c Accountants Office Nov^r 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 $743 the for which amount I enclose you herewith a [undecipherable] of the Bank of Columbia treasury dated this day 3 days after date for which sum be pleased to send me an acknowledgement— Sam Ro W.S. The Secretary of War — November 21 1800 Sir The foregoing is a copy of my letter of the 16^th Ult^o 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 letter Page 277—] Robert Nelson Esq^r Chairman of the Naval Committee Baltimore November [undecipherable] 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 21 inst: accompanied by your Act for expenditures in October 1800 on account of the Fortifications at Baltimore which will be placed upon examination I [undecipherable] will be informed of the result— [undecipherable] Ro W.S.