[Copy] [to Col Willett_ W.D. Copy Jan 20 1784] [undecipherable] War D^t Jan^y 20 1784 D'Sir Your favor of the 13^th is received. I have had no answer to my request for money for the subsistence of your Corps, tho' expected it hourly - the Gentleman who went for that and some other purposes not having returned when it arrives I shall deliver the whole arrears of subsistence me[undecipherable] into the hands of your Payee or a Person in whose favor he draws an order - he will have a better opportunity to transmit to you than myself, because he will have less himself to attend to - I will however [strikethrough: endeavor] endeavor to take measures with him for you to get it Your Express requested was not come from Phila - I have written again to day for them Col. Willett