of allowing this Claim to whom it must be referred [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] admitted — Sam^l [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will please to return the papers to this Office — The Hon^ble Tho^s J. [undecipherable: probable reading Davis] Congress Accountants Office, January 27 1801 Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday with the papers therein [undecipherable]. The objections to a [undecipherable: probable reading fulfilment] of the Claim not particularly stated were thought sufficient to reject this [undecipherable]. The objection to the form is not without weight. There is no authentication of the persons signing; [undecipherable] of this nature I have thought it advisable to be particularly strict in examining [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] different vouchers; for this reason I have required a [undecipherable] from the magistrate in [undecipherable] of the County that the persons who signed the Vouchers were known to be those who performed the services, and the [undecipherable] of the parties that they faithfully performed the services charged, and that no compensation has been issued therefor either by themselves or their attorney — You will see that by these rules the [undecipherable: probable reading necessity] of obtaining more complete vouchers before this Claim can be admitted. I accordingly return the papers — Sam^l [undecipherable]