and the same D^r. Webster (above mentioned) by your accounts, I see your letter of the 23 Aug^st last I received of Call of Returns for all afford at Fort Johnston from 1 Jan^y. to 30 Oct^r. 1800 — from a consideration of the pressure you will perceive the propriety of this request that you note satisfactorily explain the causes which have given rise to so many contracts, and to be mentioned — Should you means generally authorize to form the Contracts, by your correspondence with this Department, be pleased to refer to the letters & forward copies of them — Sam HS W^t P.S. Private accounts have also lately been submitted to W^m Croom being for rations & supplies before M^r G. Dickens being partly at transactions from the 23 Sept^r 1799 to 10 May 1800 — the Sterling marchets for 183 Rations, certified since boats Brvms at distances from July 1 to 23 May 1800 C. 22^½ Dolls. which will also require explanation — Col^o. Carrington Esq^r. Inspector Richmond. V^a Accountant's Office December 8^th [11] Sir The foregoing is a copy of my letter to you of the 15 dep^t last, enclosing to you the papers of M^r. Hodges's claim for supplies of Rations &c. not having received any answer from you upon the subject present me to again to call your attention to it — Sam H^s W^t 3^d pag^e 244 —