Philadelphia May 19. 1784 Sir Inclosed is a copy of the different instructions given by me to the Gentlemen employed in settling the accounts of the different lines — they will show the principles adopted in our settlement [undecipherable], and which are instructed to be followed by you in the settlement of the Georgia line as far as circumstances will permit — I ought to have informed you that in the first place, that by a letter from [undecipherable] Hall, you were recommended as the most proper person to take up and settle the accounts of [your?] line and that [undecipherable] for this purpose taken the most effectual instead the before mentioned purpose — the general principles there adopted [undecipherable] wish you to follow as much as in your power, and that you would [undecipherable: calculate or state] the balances as due to each [undecipherable] [undecipherable] into [undecipherable] in your [undecipherable] — and I [presume?] to send to you [undecipherable] certificates for these balances — and [when?] your [undecipherable] that the state may take [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] — if this mode does not meet with your approbation you may [undecipherable] be able to point out as [undecipherable] slight [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] with the Major [undecipherable] a gentleman who from my own knowledge of his character I believe to be a very [undecipherable] person to [settle accounts?], is recommended to [undecipherable] to take your place, in case as it [undecipherable] to [undecipherable: trusted] [undecipherable], you should [return?] into the country from [undecipherable], or your [undecipherable] over to [undecipherable] those [undecipherable] and your own [undecipherable] information and advice, [undecipherable] now [believe?] the [necessity?], [undecipherable], will be taken as a very great favor — I have delayed writing until this moment, [undecipherable] to be able to [collect?] the [undecipherable] always against the line, but the urgent business of the Office here and [undecipherable] our entries in the public books against [undecipherable] line has prevented my being able to transmit them by this [undecipherable] — The orders in favor of the [Cincinnati?] were [undecipherable] to me here and would have been answered were it not more proper that the accounts should first be liquidated [undecipherable], I wish therefore that you would please to examine whether all the officers have already left in your hands a sufficient [undecipherable] to discharge these drafts or [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] due to them — and let me have a list of the names so [undecipherable] will be [undecipherable] months pay [undecipherable] and I will [undecipherable] present you the [undecipherable] — Let me [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] time will not [undecipherable] me to write [undecipherable] — I am Sir Your Obed Serv