[head] Philadelphia August 20 1784 Your several letters N° 3, 4, 5 & 6 and one to Gen^l Hamilton of the 15^th [undecipherable] are received. I find that Deputy [undecipherable] has not made mention in [undecipherable] with any of the Sol[dier]s of [the] German Regiment [undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] distributed [undecipherable] Office in this evidence [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with this hour, which in some [undecipherable] appears [undecipherable] [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] I was fearful to be appressed with your documents, you could, accom polished — the great object of reducing the [undecipherable] pile and also of preventing double settlements and of being deceived by false Muster rolls, you appear properly to attend to, and which meets my particular approbation — I have enclosed you the accounts of the Mary land Artillery and a list of the Bounties [undecipherable] adopted from the Mary land laws — I have written to the Agent of that Corps and requested him to record a further spec of certificates to the persons of his the Corps under this description until the matters end, may have an opportunity to settle his advances — Your instructions regarding [undecipherable] how to proceed both of the same nation have been [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Office — and it requires very good [undecipherable] — to contradict the explanation, that [undecipherable] was has not been drawn — but to mention — the full way of the [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] of the time & undoubtedly the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] I do not recollect his assignment was made to find who drew the pay in 1782 — if the balance is suggested had [undecipherable] [undecipherable] annexed a [undecipherable] to show what would be a sufficient foundation to render adjustments of the demand; but as it is not the most correct data suppose the money to be in these hands — The rations being allowed to be drawn at that time in kind, and the deficiency, [undecipherable] with the Commissariat's office — must also be supposed to have been provided for — [undecipherable] I may defer to them and [undecipherable] any actions after Jan^y 1, 1779 — And Williams, accounts as settled at the Treasury is entered, make the charges [undecipherable] towards him and [undecipherable] accounts [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] the warrant for the balance of [undecipherable] ought [undecipherable] row by him, and also [undecipherable] and the settlement made in the same manner as if it had not been granted — I have been able by any [undecipherable] reference for the [undecipherable] They were allowed to draw some extra rations, but we never paid any deficiency in this Office — I do not find that Purse Williams has recorded any accounts of distribution of the clothing, you mention — [2900$]