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rejected until receipted for by them.

To remedy the obvious necessity of vouchers for the cost of articles charged, I can now see no other way for you to establish the same, but by forwarding your Oath or affirmation, that the articles by you charged was the current & real price that they actually cost you & that you have not drawn any other profit or emolument there from besides your Commission at 5 ¢ Ct.

I am &c W.S.

Arch D Creary Esqr. Agent of Fortifications New Port - R.I.

Accountant's Office October 16th 1799.

Sir Referring to my letter of the 18 ult. I have by this to hand you Instructions, by which you are in future to be governed, as to what regards vouchers, & the forms of keeping & rendering your accounts, (as Agent of Fortifications) to this Office for settlement, the necessary directions how to disburse the Public monies entrusted to your care & the application of the articles purchased by you, you have already (no doubt) received from The Secy. of War —

Your accounts must be rendered to this Office monthly, for all expenditures made by you during the preceding months, necessary to a final settlement, & I shall require on such settlement, a strict compliance on your part with all Instructions received from the Secy of War, and that your changes be accompanied with fair, regular, explicit bills & receipts, annexed for the monies paid by you the whole to be numbered in rotation according to the dates of payment —