[128] Your letter of the 8^th Inst. with the enclosure were duly rec and shall be attended to. — I have examined five Regiments for depreciation & Jany 6 1781 & near half the vouchers of the Militia for the year 1779 in the latter find many errors in favor of the State arising in short calculations of specie pay Sam W^c Jos Howell Jr Oliver Wolcott Jn^r esq^r Copy of the receipt alluded to in the foregoing — Hartford June the 9. 1784 — Then received of Jon: Phillips agent for Col^o: Jeduthan Baldwins Reg^t of Artificers, for my service in the United States, a Security of 141 dollars & 43/100 of a dollar — Signed Aaron Sweetland Annapolis 7 Nov 1782 — Dear Sir, I had the favor of your letter in answer to mine relating to William Cooks pay, in due time but have so long neglected to acknowledge the receipt of it, with design of writing to you by our friend White, who has been longer in setting off than he expected, however he will set off in a day or two for your place & will bring you the Books of the first Maryland Regiment, which I received from you by M^r Green. — I write this by