[from Mr. De Witt / 20 march] John Pierce Esquire Pay Master General at West Point [undecipherable] march [undecipherable] 1784 I send you a Copy of a Letter from General Washington to [undecipherable] to shew you that I am entituled to the emoluments of my Office till fuch time as Congress shall think proper to dispense with my Services. Concerning which I expect to be inform'd in an Answer to a Letter I wrote to the President in consequence [undecipherable] from Gen^l Washington — I therefore request of you to continue my name in Your Estimates for Subsistance Money &c I am Sir Your most Obedient Humble Serv^t De Witt John Pierce Esq^re [Enclosure] [Letter from General Washington to De Witt] Sir West Point 17 Nov 1783 I am favored with your Letter of Yesterday — The nature of your office being fuch as that Congress may possibly still have occasion for you I cannot think my self at liberty to grant the Discharge you request but circumstanced as you are, I would advise that you make a final application to Congress to know they are inclined to comply with your former Application or if they have any further Occasion for Your Services. -- I am Sir -- &c