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Milledgeville 12th Decemb. 1813 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d of October, and in consequence of the opinion you have therein expressed, and authority given, have drawn upon you in favor of Major Frederick Freeman who attended me as Secretary whilst I was engaged on the Florida business at St. Marys. I left this place on the 24th of April and returned on the 14th of August a period of 113 days for which I have drawn at the rate of six dollars per days. The ballance of the time in which I acted as agent for the U.S. I have not noticed because, the extra labor was small, and the alowance for the time he was absent with me I consider as liberal, altho' by no means extravagant & perfectly just. your letter would have rec'd prompt attention but Major Freeman has been absent with the troops on the expedition against the hostile Creeks. I am Sir, with sentiments of high regard, your very obed't servant D.B.Mitchell

Honorable James Monroe Sec'y State U.S.