Acknowledgement of Letter Received: Page #1

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Mr. David Ames Accountants' Office

      Springfield Ms.                                                                                       June 5th 1800
                Sir
                           The accountant of the War Department being 

absent I have just to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th [undecipherable] and to inform you that the papers of the Office being all packed up ready for removal to the City of Washington the information you request cannot be given until their arrival there

                                                                     [undecipherable] W.S.

Saml Hodgdon Esq June 7th 1800 Sup of M. S.

         Sir
                                  The accountant of the War Department being

absent, it has become my duty to inform you that on settlement of the account of nicklin & Griffeth the sum of Dolls. 383. 80/100 has been paid them; being the amount of the purchase money of 2 Iron 9 Pound Cannon; & which appears by a letter from Capt Theodor Meminger Commandant at Fort Miffin to have been received by him at the said Fort & remain there at this time- You are requested to make the necessary entries on the Books of your Office

                                                                             [undecipherable]
                                                                                                W.S.

Edward Carrington Esq City of Washington June 26 1800 Supervisor Richmond Va.

      Sir
                       The accountant not having yet arrived from Philad

it is my duty to acknowledge the receipt of your letters dated the 1 June with their enclosures which will be attended to as early as circumstances will admit. The time necessary taken up