[384] The Hon^ble John Senat[undecipherable] Accountants Office in Congress— February 7^th 1801 Sir The accounts Given by Cap^t Joseph [undecipherable] cannot be [undecipherable] as they are [undecipherable] with the accounts of the [undecipherable] of the 3^d [undecipherable] now [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] the above [undecipherable] totally [undecipherable] by the War department & more [undecipherable] by you in this 8 Nov last Sam: [undecipherable] M.S. Maj Thomas Ely February 11 1801 Accountant of the Navy Dep^t Sir The [undecipherable] amount of D^r Philip Thomas having been forwarded to the Office for settlement [undecipherable], now [undecipherable] to be settled at the Navy Department they are transmitted for [undecipherable] settlement at your office. Doc^t Thomas has requested that the amount should be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] E[undecipherable] of which [undecipherable] is on file in this Office— Sam: [undecipherable] M.S. Alex^r J. [undecipherable] Bolton February 10^th 1801 [undecipherable] Sir I have received your letter [undecipherable] 23 Ult^o In answer thereto have to inform you that it is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] forwards the claims of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] in the Treasury for the purpose of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the Office— Sam: [undecipherable] M.S.