New York January 13th 1784 Dear Sir I was favored with yours of the 5th instant and with [undecipherable] comply with your request and enclose you a list of such of the gentlemen of the Hospital Department as are entitled to the Commutation of fife Years full pay, who have been deranged & come under the resolve of Congress of the 17th January 1781 - When you consult the above resolve you must judge for the yourself whether officers resigning are entitled to Commutation. I am totally ignorant of the circumstances of Doctor Fellotson’s leaving the Hospital as he negotiated that affair with Congress. The enclosed from Doctor Turner in answer to one of mine ordering him to join the army immediately will convince you whether he resigned or not. In the receipt of it, I referred his case to the Board of War, but not hearing from the Board his not complying with my orders, I was desired by the Commander in Chief to accept of his resignation and discontinue him in my returns; which I did and gave him notice of the same & he has done no duty Duty since that period. Doctor Crosby was to all intents & purposes consider in the same point of view with the regimental surgeon & was a most Deserving Officer. He was deranged by a resolve of Congress on a new reform of the Army — I hope above will be satisfactory and I am,

Dear Sir Yours most sincerely John Cochran

John Pierce Esqr