[288] ^Col Henry Esq^r New Port N S Accountants Office February 3. 1801 — Sir Your account & receipt in [strikethrough: liquidation on] account of the Patrolutions at New Port: R.I. between 20 August & 20 October 1800, have been examined & the Sum of fifteen Thousand dollars & forty four Cents, including your Commission of 1 P^Ct, [undecipherable] to your credit on the Books of this Office: leaving a balance of eight thousand seven hundred thirty one dollars & 9/100 due from you to the United States & differs from your Statement D^r 208.11 which is accounted for in the inclosed Statement of difference — The notice bill for eight dollars 50/100 said to be due to the houses of Garniss for goods sent of late R^r: N^o 11 & 32 which was suspended on a former Settlement, is now finally [undecipherable], there being no memorandum made of the same in the case — Sam^d W.L. P.S. You will observe that the total Purchase of guna at Hope furnace is brought to your credit in the [undecipherable] at the rate of 22^d ¢ too. It has remained a long time suspended, to give you every opportunity of doing, being the objection to it, which not having been done, it has now become necessary to adjust it finally — W.L.