New York 26^th May 1792 [circular stamp] Yours favours of the 22 Ult. as well as the money forwarded by Peter Brasher I have rec'd for which be pleased to accept of my thanks. —if you can procure and forward to me by M^r Benaley who is now at Philadelphia the sixteen dollars which remains unpaid on my Subsistance for the months of Sept & October last I'll be obliged to you I find by the Advertisement of our State Auditors that in order to procure Certificates for any pay due from the last of July 1790 to the first of January 1792 it will be necessary to procure a Certificate from you that nothing as been received from your office in that Period — As this is the case with me I the much obliged to you to send me a certificate to that effect With much esteem and, regard I am Sir your Your most Obed^t humble Serv^t — Marinus Willett Jⁿ Pierce Esq^r [Marinus Willett / 10 June 6. 1794]