Accountant's Office December 29^th 1800 Jonathan Cone Esq^r Marblehead M^s Sir Your letter dated 16 is duly accompanied by the accounts therein mentioned has been received and the amount will be placed under examination as soon — Sam^l The [undecipherable] Hall Esq^r December 29, 1800 New London [undecipherable] Sir Your draft for 65 dollars in favor of Frederick [undecipherable] had been paid this day & the amount charged to your debit on the Books of this Office to be applied to your salary which became due since the 30 Sep^t last. You will accordingly credit that amount when your Account is for settlement in this Office. I have to request that no future drafts may be made on [undecipherable] the amount of your Salary now always in [undecipherable] Sam^l The Secretary of War December 29, 1800 Sir In answer to your note of this morning enclosing the [undecipherable] of Cap^t William Richard which was referred to you by the Hon^ble Nathan Mason of the Committee of claims for the purpose of obtaining information relative thereto. I can only observe that Cap^t Richard was