Jonathan Stone Esq^r Marblehead M^t Sir Your letter dated to & shall accompanied by the accounts therein mentioned has been received and the amount will be placed under examination in course. Sam^l [initials] The: Hill Esq^r December 29, 1800 New-Boston M^t Sir Your draft for 66 dollars in favor of Frederick [undecipherable: probable reading Vollentijs] 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 to this Office. I have to request that no future drafts may be made on me for this amount of your Salary now always be remitted. Sam^l [initials] The Secretary of War December 29, 1800 Sir In answer to your note of this evening enclosing the [undecipherable: probable reading Indorsement] of Cap^t William Richard which was [undecipherable: probable reading 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