Mess^rs Sane & Dallam                          Accountants Offi^ce Philad^a                                             January 14^th 1801 Gentlemen — I have received from the War Office your account & a receipt of Bills forward. In this [account?] there [are?] [undecipherable]. Before I can admit any [just?] [undecipherable] [it?] to [proof?] that the [receipts?] of Bills [shall?] be [set?] forth that the [Bounties?] have [undergone?] the [appointments?] mentioned and [your?] [contract?] and have been found [equal?] to [each?] as [therein?] set forth. I have written to [this?] [general?] to [undecipherable] & requested him to furnish such [certificates?] & accordingly [?] you the [two?] abovementioned [?]. Sam B^o W.L [Your error as is also [undecipherable] No [talent?] must be [?] [?] to say [?] on the [?]] Coll^o [?] 23^d                                      January 12^th 1801 [?] of th. [?]uston Plattsburgh V^t Sir Your letter of the 44^th July last came only to hand and why it has remained so long unanswered to [me?] really [at a?] loss to say. If there now [reply?] that I cannot give you any [advance?] on this subject of [undecipherable] [there?] as I do not [remember?] or [know?] [?] this subject. To the subject of the [money?] [remaining?] in your hands and [compensation?] for your [extra?] [service?] I have to [show?] that if you did not [understand?] the [allowance?] made on the [General?] settlement as [concerning?] the [undecipherable] of [those?] [accounts?] [?] you sent in a [statement?] of the [money?] [owed?] make such [charges?] as you have [proof?] under the subject. [?] he refused to the [finding?] of [?] for his [reason?] what