informing him of the State of the Office, and that as early as possible his accounts would be examined and finally adj[—] I shall lay your letter before the accountant on his arr[ival] here for his personal reply — Sam H[?] P. Hag[ner] Pr. [Clk] --- Cap^t. James Stille Accountant's Office West Point — City of Washington June 26 [1800] Sir I have received your letter dated the 19^th Ins[t.] with its enclosure — On examining the records of this Office I find that Ethan Winchester late a Private in Cap^t. Baton's C[o.] is returned for a balance of pay due him from 1 Nov^r. 1795 to 17 February 1796, the date of his death amounting to Four[teen] dollars & ²²/100 — before a payment thereof can be made to the claimant it is necessary that evidence be produced that he is the brother & legal heir of the aforesaid Soldier deceased, & that he died without issue — Sam &c P. Hagner Pr. t Clk --- M^r. William Chancellor June 26. 1800 Philad^a. — Sir M^r Simmons being absent it is my duty to acknowledge the rec^t. of your letter dated the 23^d Ins^t. with the acc^t. Current & vouchers therein inclosed — When the papers & Books of this Office are in a state to admit of examining your acc^ts. no time will be lost in adjusting them for entry — Sam &c P. Hagner Pr. t Clk --- M^r. Elias B Dayton Accountant's Office Elizabethtown N.J. June 26^th 1800 Sir The accountant being absent it is my duty to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 5 June with the accounts therein mentioned, & this duty would have been earlier performed had not the removal of the Office from Philadelphia prevented it — The earliest measures will be taken for the examination of all acc^ts. which could not before now be attended to — Sam &c P. Hagner --- M^r. John T. Douglass June 26^th 1800 care of Major Gen^l. Hamilton New York — Sir The accountant not having yet arrived at this place I do myself the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 27 Ult^o. & this should have been done before had not the removal of the Office from Philadelphia prevented it. I have filed your letter with the Secretary to be considered as an application when the vacancies are to be filled — Sam &c P. Hagner Pr. t Clk --- David Henley Esq^r. June 26^th 1800 Knoxville Tennessee — Sir The accountant being absent I embrace the earliest opportunity which the removal of the Office from Philad^a. to this place would afford to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 14 Ult^o. & that of M^r. Hillis of the 10^th of same month with their