James Hodgdon Esq: [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] &c 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; Pistols delivered [undecipherable] Williams [undecipherable] maker & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at Springfield Massachusetts [and?] for his Pistols [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Stockman at Philadelphia, you will therefore please to make the [proper?] entries on the Books of your Office. Yours &c [undecipherable] M^r Simeon North February 27^th 1801 Berlin Conn: 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 [undecipherable] wherein you are credited with them at 10 Dollars each amounting to 3000 [undecipherable] and debited with the monies [undecipherable] for you leaving 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 [also?] have you charged for 10 [Pistols?] at the rate of [undecipherable] each which cannot be [undecipherable] as it [undecipherable] your [Contract?]. Yours &c [undecipherable]