[Top of page — end of preceding letter] and well was intended; to operate in favor of all Officers who have been or shall hereafter be ordered to duty in this place. Sam: xx WS --- Caleb Swan Esq. Accountants Office No. 8 Jan: 9^th 1801 Sir I have herewith inclosed a letter of Major [undecipherable] Jackson inclosing an account of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] &c which is transmitted to you that it may pursue the usual course for examination & settlement of which this Office will be informed — Sam: xx WS --- M^r Robert B. Richardson Jan: 9^th 1801 Boston Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred [undecipherable] dollars on account of your contract for the supply of Rations within the [undecipherable] of Maryland after the 20^th Dec^r 1800 for which sum you will forward your duplicate receipt agreeable to the tenor of this letter. Sam: xx WS --- Maj. Dan^l Jackson Jan: 9^th 1801 Dear [undecipherable] R.S. Sir I have received your letter of the 6 ulto inclosing an acc^t Vouchers of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which have been transmitted to the [undecipherable] ments branch that they may pursue the regular course for examination & settlement, from whom you will be informed of the result. [undecipherable]