To the Commissioners of the Navy Board at Boston
Gent^n.

We have received your Letter of the 2^d instant. We have now to advise you that we have this day paid to Nath^l. Shaw j^r. Continental Agent at New London the sum of Forty thousand Dollars in part of the balance of his Account against the Marine Department which you will please to charge him with and we have ordered him to place the same to your Credit. we have also directed him to make up his accounts and produce them to your Board in order that they may be examined and settled. This we desire you will have done without loss of time and when he furnishes his account Current you will please to transmit to us a Copy thereof for our Inspection before we order payment of the balance We are [&c.]