West Point Jany 5. 1784 To Doct- Cochran [Copy] [decorative monogram flourish] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] West Point January 5 1784 D^r Sir many Characters claim the commutation who have been in your Department, and without any legal information I am unable to them justice — It will therefore be a public obligation as well as a private one to those Gentlemen, if you will d'ascertain [strikethrough: dismised in 1781 & 1782] what Persons, who have been in the Hospital are entitled to this commutation of five years pay— I have a letter now before me from D^r Turner, who says "among the resignations you will "find a number of Doctors which resigned, but not my "name among them, I stood fast & held fast the encu- "ragements of Congress" — I have deferred my answer to him until I can have the pleasure of a line from you — The settlement of pay & commutation for your department was closed this day. I am with real esteem & friendship Yours Doct. Fullerton has [undecipherable] &c. also Doct Brosley. of the latter was considered as a regimental Surgeon I think he must [be entitled] Doct. [undecipherable]