Joshuael Croit Esq^r Accountant's Office Agent of Fortifications January 8. 1801 Pittsfield M^s. Sir On looking over your accounts for the month of September last as agent of Fortifications I find a charge of sixty dollars paid to Jacob Putnam "for building 24 Cords of stone walls by agreement as a consideration for the debt coming to the Fortifications" as this charge is not so explicit as I could wish, I return you the bill on which it is made but you may so enable me to explain it more fully — Sam E^c [initials] The Hon^ble January 8. 1800 Abra^m Baldwin in Senate Sir I had the honor to receive your note of yesterday, and in reply have to inform you that the Pay remarks [undecipherable] for certain claims for militia matters generally [undecipherable] and on file in this office. I [undecipherable] the Pay Rolls of Capt. Abra. Moore, Cabot Miller, & Alia Stearns of the County, and among them — The grants employed in Georgia as well as those employed elsewhere have been allowed [undecipherable] of a rate per day of [undecipherable] for their charges [undecipherable] and in some [undecipherable] has found an invariable rule to distract from such allowance the supplies made by the United States — Sam E^c [initials]