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Cambridge near Boston March 12, 1817 Sir In answer to your letter of the 29th with to respecting an advance of Drs [Wo] made to me in January 1810 by Lieut. Osgood, there is I apprehend an inaccuracy I [never] any thing from here during any [past] the year 1810. [Whenever] that must refer to a period anterior to this date. - for In [bet] 1815. I [read?] the following order from Maj. Gen. Ripley [?] Milty- Dept. No 2. Brigade Inspector office [H.?Q. NY] [Castle ?hard] Octr. 24th 1815General Order. (crossout) [?] Benjamin Water[honfe] Hospital Surgeon Director will immediately visit all the Hospitals at the several ports in this Department which he will vigilently inspect, & report the state thereof to this office without delay. (crossout) Hence will counsel he can [?] such hospital stores as he may deem (crossed out: unfit for the sick, and such new) supplies as (crossed out: he furnished as the case may require) together with such [? investments] as he shall deem actually necefary - I - By Order of Major General Ripley [Junes G.B. Romayne] Bryde. Inspector ordered Lieut. Osgood the Brigade J. M. [Ogrive] (cross out) a Treasury note of 100 dollars.
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Which on being charged into the current money of [Srgt.] [Modwed] only 87 dollars - The J. notes being there are 13 per cart Discount. I [wuthearted] my visit to the ports in all Nov. (crossed out) (crossed out) & spent twice the 87 dollars- (crossed out) beforementioned, but as I travelled from Head Qtr. in my own carriage & made several [?] in the performance of the duty thieves made any [additoral] change for travel. [?] an [?] report of everything. When Commanding General who [?] with an [emphasis] of [?], & I [?] had them done every thing required. Had at the time known that was accountable to any person or office beyond this Dept. I would not have neglected it to this moment. William Lee [?] B W[?] Auditor in [?] Dept. & Director. 2nd Auditing office Washingtom
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[illegible] 10/17 Dear, [illegible] the 21st of July your day, when of peaking July intended visit of the month that you shall expect a report there of by the later end of Oct. _ [illegible] they will say, that the Geusue [illegible] the visit is the [illegible] month. We have just returned from Caltine. Of course I have been accumed by conrolably the quartrly returns father Geusue. In a few days I shall set down to the make the report you speak of - on my return home I found that [S Journey Maan] who resided in Merta an [illegible] had reviewed an order from Geusue Brown to [ufmme] the [illegible] then of they department which appeared to me [illegible] order if he were ordered to make Boston or [illegible] [illegible] his renderce, he being very deury had there way one part of the orders which [bussled] Gaue. [illegible] of myself to [aecaurt] for [illegible] that the Dejuty L-M-Gaue should setlle DM's accounts for guarter from the date of the community the [illegible] of the duties of Horitae Purian in they sent into the date of they orders