Philadelphia July 11. 1784 Sir [strikethrough: I beg leave to address you—] William Blagon who has been Secretary to Major General Gates and [undecipherable: Inspector?] for the Northern Department, not being taken up for the settlement of his depreciation by any State in the [undecipherable], having applied to [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] and adjustment of his [undecipherable: claims?], I have accordingly attended to his request and find agreeably to the [undecipherable: enclosed] [undecipherable: certificates] [to the above he is] that he has due to him, the sum of 1,869 20/90 Dols— he has requested me to inform you [undecipherable: The Hon] that he presumes his [undecipherable: situation] [undecipherable: circumstances] agreeable to the principle adopted by you respecting Officers who do not belong to the [undecipherable: line] of any State, will entitle him to receive one fifth of this sum in money— I believe he is not to be considered as a foreign officer, but as Major [undecipherable] Clarkson, [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable], not being taken up by any of the States [undecipherable: entitled] for and paid one fifth of their depreciation on the same principles, that W Blagon [undecipherable: requires] [undecipherable] be [undecipherable: applied] [undecipherable] to the Commander in Chief has been [undecipherable: considered] on the Military and not on the civil [undecipherable: line], I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Endorsed: 14^th July 84 / [undecipherable] / Copy] [Rob[undecipherable] H[undecipherable] Esq]