[389] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Accountant's Office Philad^a February 5^th 1801 Sir On settlement of the accounts of [undecipherable] there [is] an report of [undecipherable] at New Por[t] [undecipherable] is not received a credit on the Books of the [Leger: probable reading] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] two pound [undecipherable] amounting [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] making [undecipherable] or 23 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] wages [undecipherable] to have been allowed at the public works at New Por[t] on the 20 [undecipherable] 1799 & [undecipherable] 1803 &[undecipherable] for which you will be [undecipherable] to make the [undecipherable] entries on the Books of your office. Sam^l [undecipherable] Joseph Williams [Spearie: probable reading] Mills [undecipherable] February [undecipherable] 1801 Sir On examining your account of expenditures between October & 21 [December: probable reading] [undecipherable] on account of the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] Mills it is found that you have paid for Clothing & transportations of Clothing, the following sums [Doll: probable reading]: To John [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] of Clothing [undecipherable] [undecipherable]—[undecipherable]—[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]—[undecipherable] 2.7 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]—[undecipherable] 1.[undecipherable] John [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [freight: probable reading] of [undecipherable] 101—[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Clothing [undecipherable] [undecipherable]—122—[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]—[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Total [undecipherable] I have therefore to inform you that before this [undecipherable] can be [undecipherable] to your [undecipherable] it will be necessary [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by what authority they were made & what [undecipherable] may the [undecipherable] as early as [undecipherable] to enable me to effect [settlement: probable reading] of your accounts [undecipherable]. Sam^l [undecipherable]