The Hon.^ble February 24^th 1801 And.^m Greg in Congress Sir, It does not appear that Jn.^o Bratton Pay master to late Will.^m Mc Farlane's Reg.^t Franklin County Militia who has empowered you to receive the amount due him for retained rations while on the Western expeditions, has ever rendered any account to this Office, — it will therefore be necessary for him to state an account of the number of Rations due to him and attest to the [same] when the amount will be paid to you & the balance due the other few Officers will be paid to you [undecipherable] W.S.