Philadelphia, July 6, 1784 Dear Sir, I am just favored with yours, of the [undecipherable] ulto, inclining a resolution of the House of Delegates, which I supposed will answer the purposes you wish, but of this, [undecipherable] will be among other things you who are on the [undecipherable] and the best judge and at liberty to follow [undecipherable]. The Monies [due], collected from many parts [undecipherable] intended on for you as far as brought by M[undecipherable]tilles, from [undecipherable] while [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] send them by the first opportunity. I have written from the War [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] forwarded to you by the Post — this may not be so full as you may respect, but it is as particular as can be obtained. In mine of the [undecipherable] Instant I informed you that I thought no Officer could lay [undecipherable] wholly borrow on the Register of the War Office on that Mention; & that therefore [undecipherable] claims would be [undecipherable] and entirely [undecipherable] by one of them — I have now enclosed a return of Prisoners of the Southern Army whilst [undecipherable] give you but [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] — you [undecipherable] be very useful in respect to the [undecipherable], that no allowance [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] has ever [undecipherable] that no [undecipherable] even [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] at the end of the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — I mention this [undecipherable] among [undecipherable] the Office of the Corps of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] not considered and entitled, nor are those who were discharged [undecipherable] Officers any [undecipherable], under the resolve of December 31, 1781. I [undecipherable] I herein again enclosed the [Review] authorizing individual [allowances] — the words are like being doubted, as to the Office & the [undecipherable] for this [2d?] Office, I suppose you ought to address [it] if there is any [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] — in the very words, of the letter [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] Clinics, [undecipherable] M[undecipherable] & [undecipherable] living when they were in this city at the [Barracks], and properly [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [allowances], and [undecipherable] at their request [undecipherable] laid before Congress — but you are certainly at liberty to [deviate] from this method where [undecipherable] and the [Account] for [undecipherable] against the [Officer] the [Member] & [undecipherable] of the Army, for your vouchers, because they are [undecipherable] use the first proof that can be procured and the certificate or oath of an Officer only is [undecipherable] rule for them. I [called] with the [Northern] Army, supposing that two months pay [undecipherable] for about a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Office in three months for the [collections] in [undecipherable] & four months for all Officers [undecipherable] for [1783] and the whole collections [due] in three years, has been or is to be received in money — and I [charged] [undecipherable] to them accordingly — it is [undecipherable] that the [amount] if [settled] has [undecipherable] with the [Virginia] line — that you might [undecipherable] more of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] being made [undecipherable] — our duty to make [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of each of these years — for the years [1782] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [July?] 1 [1782?], and for [1783] and the [consideration] of those who continued to the end of the war [undecipherable], [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] November 15 [1806?] the time they were discharged — but for the Officers [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [recommendations] [undecipherable] but that [undecipherable] from November 22^d [1782?] — There is a [proposition] that [undecipherable] to me, that some of the Office [have] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] advanced, but not being in [possession] of the [Date] [assignments], I am unable to [determine] it with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I am however taking measures for this [purpose?] and should it [appear] to be the case, every [policy] or [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — you will see [exact] [account] of them — At present the [amount] of this money, not [due] on these general [allowances], or not given, owing to not being able to make an [agreement] or obtain [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [what] is still [undecipherable]; in case of [undecipherable] [doubt] and [undecipherable], [undecipherable] and their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from M[undecipherable], I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the purpose, and as I [undecipherable] admirably to get [undecipherable] this money — [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] — The reason that you [apply] for this [amount] of advances, whether [undecipherable] signed or not, is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] the [amount] [undecipherable] — their [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] being made [undecipherable] — our duty to make [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [#4] [undecipherable] I do not [deem] your situation in my [undecipherable] — it is [needlessly] attended to — I told you in mine of the 22^d of [October] [1783?] [undecipherable] that those [undecipherable] to mention the only [undecipherable] to [undecipherable], and you are willing [undecipherable] by the allowances [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [allowances] when I was but at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [regulations] and [undecipherable] — you would therefore [undecipherable] to the three [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] to [promise] [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] and many [undecipherable] of mine, for that purpose you are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — you will be [liable?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the [charge] for [undecipherable] every quarter, for which [undecipherable] you will [undecipherable] your [accounts], for [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] to the first [Department] and give an order both [undecipherable] to the first [Department] to [undecipherable] & the balance [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] person [undecipherable] & it will get us [undecipherable] — The [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] — I do not find her [undecipherable] — The [undecipherable] from M[undecipherable] appears to be [undecipherable], as all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by public [Office?] against the Army, must of course be [undecipherable] — In respect to the Officers who have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] to [undecipherable], I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] attend [undecipherable] — and you must adopt the settled [undecipherable] [undecipherable], but these I expect every moment — I suppose when you obtain the [truth?] we [undecipherable] and M^r. [Darke?] that you will [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] given to the Officer to the United States, & if [undecipherable] nothing can be forged — those [undecipherable] and but these [undecipherable] you had [undecipherable] in as you [undecipherable] think best, your particular [agreements?] and knowledge by being on the spot will enable you to judge [undecipherable] the more probably than any other person — I have already enclosed you an copy of a [Review?] concerning [Register?] [undecipherable] duties — [Where] it appears that Officers are allowed [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the [charge] of [clothing] against these men [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable], who have with [its?] [undecipherable] — those [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [the?] Officers [private] [accounts?], and the [settlements?] [undecipherable] be made with them accordingly. The [Pennsylvania?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — say [undecipherable] that I may not [grant] of your [better?] [undecipherable] — especially when I am [undecipherable] or [cannot?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I wish you to act on your own [undecipherable] as much as possible, to [undecipherable] in the matter of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] general [undecipherable] nature — The [charges?] and [undecipherable] are now making out for you —