Questions on Accounts of Elias B. Dayton: Page #2 Original title: 1letterbook/YLA01_53.jpg Protection: Open to all Expiration: Never Status: In progress Mark this revision as complete Cancel Questions on Accounts of Elias B. Dayton: Page #2 Go full screenExit full screen Layout Reset 53 usual line of allowances, and if not in what manner I should proceed in making the deduction, whether it be chargeable to the Contractor or officers ordering the Supplies: It may be proper to mention that the Bed Sacks have been indiscriminately called for. for whole Companies & not confined to the Sick of the Regiment, to whom only former usage authorize such indulgence ___I am LC W.S. ___________________________________________________________________ Edward Carrington Esq. Richmond VA. Accountants' Office March 27th 1800 Sir The Treasurer of the The United States will remit you the sum of Five dollars & 44/100, which you will please to pay to Capt. Jas. Bruff at Norfolk Virginia , taking his duplicate receipts for the same, being the balance of settlement of his account for expences of himself & two men of his Company, in going from Baltimore to Niagara to attend a Court of enquiry in the case of Major Rivardi, while there for returning__I am LC W.S. ____________________________________________________________________ Capt. James Bruff Norfolk Va. March 27th" 1800 Sir Agreeably to mey letter of the 25 Inst. your account of expences has been submitted to The Secretary of War for his approbation & which has been returned with his note annexed thereto in the following words.__ "For the reasons and circumstances stated by Maj. Genl. Hamilton the travelling expences aforesaid are to be admitted deducting rations during the time engaged." _ Your subsistence has accordingly been deducted say from 4 Augt. to 31 Decr., 1799 & statement underneath for your government leaving a balance in your favor of five dollars & 44/100, which sum you will receive from Edward