[344] M^r Fred^k Espy West Point Sir Accountant's Office January 9 1801 On application to Nicholas Fish Esq^r Supervisor of New York you will receive the sum of ninety dollars for your Salary from 1 Oct to 31 Dec[ember] 1800 for which sum you will please to grant your Receipt. Sam^l [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Nich^s Fish Esq^r Dep^y New York Sir January 9^th 1801 You will receive from the Treasurer [undecipherable] of the Master Store the sum of ninety dollars to be Paid to Fred^k Espy Assis^t Military Store Keeper at West Point for his Salary from 1 Oct to 31 Dec 1800 for which Send your [undecipherable] to take his duplicate receipt — Sam^l [undecipherable] D^r [undecipherable: probable reading "Nath^l"] [undecipherable] Esq^r in [undecipherable] January 10^th 1801 Sir I have the honor to [undecipherable] the subject of Compensation to Cap^t Richards for performing the duties of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] that his accounts have no compensation [undecipherable] that of Cap^t [undecipherable]. The former received his money in New York [undecipherable] by this Agent the Department in [undecipherable] & his duties were relative to passing the money to the [undecipherable] & taking their receipts. Whereas the latter was in [undecipherable] responsible [undecipherable], has examined and in the [undecipherable] instance the Monies & Pay Rolls have been in the drawing of War for the Payment —