therein, and request your opinion as to the sum which could reasonably be allowed Doct[undecipherable]. Please answer at your wish it, need not be made known — Sam^uel W^s [Sir tho^s & [undecipherable] Dep^t] [in Senate] Accounts Office January 23 1801 Sir The amount of D^r Jared Elam amounting to two hundred fifty five dollars & [undecipherable] (annually) to his state which was presented by you to this Office for Settlement, has been transmitted by this Secretary of War to be listed, from which a deduction has taken place of 15 [undecipherable] 0[undecipherable] leaving a balance of D^ls 100 due to [undecipherable] plain, which sum you will receive [undecipherable], yourself accountable for the due application thereof. By procuring his receipt for the same — Sam^uel W^s [The Hon^ble] [Henry Wood] [in Congress] January 23 1801 Sir The amount of D^r William T. [undecipherable] amounting to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] (if his statement) which was [undecipherable] by you to this Office for settlement has been transmitted by the Secretary of War to be listed & from which a deduction had taken place of [undecipherable] leaving a balance of 100 dollars due to D^r [undecipherable] which sum you will receive [undecipherable] yourself accountable for the due application thereof. By procuring his receipt for the same — Sam^uel W^s