[standard illegible text placeholder] Boston Feby 19th 1784 Dear Sir Your favor of the 5th Inst by Captain Hayward inclosing me two thousand &, forty dollars Morris Notes I have recd I immediately waited on Mr. Lovell & Shew him your Letter to me on the Subject of exchange - he very politely informed he would do evry thing in his power to love [editors note: “have” is also a possiblity] the officers of the Army, & the moment an opportunity offered he would exchange fifteen hundred dollars for me on sight — this moment being at the [undecipherable] Hour to hear the news of the day. Capt. Abbott formally of the Masstts. in formed me he intended to set out for [indecipherable] t at 7 OClock this afternoon. I have desired him to wait until 5 OClock which he has committed too — I therefore Send you by the em*ent of [undecipherable] You which Mr. Lovell has [undecipherable] moment paid me in exchange for fifteen hundred dollars in Morris notes dated Jany 1784 — Mr. Lovell will monthly exchange fifteen hundred dollars of Morris’s Notes for the use of the Army, & he informs’ me he has writen you by the post this day on the Subject - the remaining five Hundred & forty dollars Morris' Mr. Lovell will exchange in a few days in part for the next month month you may be the first opportunity Send me Nine hundd & Sixty dollars more to compleate the 15 Hundd 30633 for the next month — Capt. Abbott has Signed duplicate receipts for the amount of fifteen hundred dollars one of them I inclose expense — as the [indecipherable] excuse my not writing him - please to inform him Mrs. Hulls Son &c are all well & her father informed my yesterday her little girl was exceeding well & grew finely — the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati meeting we had ninety members present & the followg officers were appointed delegates to meat at the General Soceity in Philadelphia May next — Genl Knox, Genl. Putnam Colo. Cobb Colo. Hull & Major Serjant about sixty of us dined together at Marstons Tavern - we were all in high Spirits & spent the day in the greatest harmony — over General over General assembly have appounted a Committee of both Houses to take into consideration the dangerous tendency of the [undecipherable] Fortunity I will inform by good friend Hull every concern I have respecting it — I assure you it made; a great noise Genl. Heath was conn [undecipherable] & not meet with our — my best compliments to Mrs. Hull & Miss Peirce & my [undecipherable] list regards to Hull & your [undecipherable] wishing the Mrss every happiness – yours fondly H Jackson John Peirce Esqr Pay Master Genl A A

From Genl Jackson md Note 7 j: 1784