[370] August to Dec^r 1799 as both admitted after taking there from the 37 dollars paid you by Col° [undecipherable] leaves this balance of 17 [undecipherable]. which has been reported specially to your credit in favor of M^r Mayer Simkins. Your claim of $[undecipherable] for first 5 quarters which you state you now receive is inadmissible. my decision is founded on regulations for [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] of [undecipherable], which are no [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in lieu of [undecipherable] which they have not been [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] by being absent, [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] any other cause [undecipherable]. nor shall any [undecipherable] be made in lieu of quarters not [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] whereas they were never [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]. from the [undecipherable] it is obvious that should your claim be admitted the [undecipherable] must [undecipherable] from the head of the Department. Sam [undecipherable] --- Major Tho. H. Cushing Accountants Office February 8^th 1801 Sir The account of Lieut. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for extra [undecipherable] in [undecipherable], which you [undecipherable] at this Office I have [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] will be [undecipherable] before I can admit any part of this claim that [undecipherable] be produced by [undecipherable] of Lieut. [undecipherable] that no [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] were furnished by the [undecipherable] for himself [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to or from the [undecipherable] charged in the [undecipherable], & that his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] charged, and was [undecipherable] at his expense. The account is [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. Sam [undecipherable]