[Jam^s Hodgdon Esq^r. appointed of Jan. [undecipherable]] Accountants Office February 27 1801 Sir Simeon North, Contractor at Berlin Conn. for the manufacturing of Pistols has received credit on the Books of this Office for your Lumber & nails &c &c delivered [to?] him. Williams Day makes & Store Keeper at Springfield Massachusetts [and?] for him Pistols delivered [to?] Dennis Stockton at Philadelphia. you will therefore [please?] to make the necessary entries on the Books of your Office. Yrs [undecipherable] M^r Simeon North Berlin Conn. February 27^th 1801 Sir Two receipts have been presented to this Office by Sam. W. Dana [undecipherable] for the delivery of [undecipherable] agreeable to your Contract with the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] dated the 6^th February 1800 from which an account has been [stated?] wherein you are credited with them at [undecipherable] dollars each amounting to 3000 dols. and debited with the sums [provided?] for your having a [balance?] due to the United States of three thousand [undecipherable] hundred forty nine dollars & [undecipherable] for which [sum?] you will be [undecipherable] called on the Books of this Office. I above you have been charged for 16 Pistols at the rate of 6 [dollars?] each, which cannot be credited as it exceeds your Contract. Sam[undecipherable] [undecipherable]