[from M. Florat de Cincinnati Ap. 6] 29173 [undecipherable] Pearce Esq^r paymaster general Present --- N° [undecipherable] Ap — 14 r.b. agreeable to what [undecipherable] at the last application I have made to you for the Settlement of the Commutation Due [undecipherable] as a Captain in the [undecipherable] of the united States, you Desired me to write you, and that you would give me as ample [undecipherable] as Possible When [I] Sent to you the order of M^r [undecipherable] Minister [undecipherable] payment of [Commutation?], I [never?] [undecipherable] that Such a paper Should be [refused?] out of your hand, or Disposed of in any other manner, but Delivered to me, as the only one having [undecipherable] it. it appears [undecipherable] by the papers I have Shown you, and which I [undecipherable]. [M^r?] [undecipherable] me in the [undecipherable], that my title is [undecipherable], and that ought to have met with no Difficulty. I have been put to [several?] and heavy Expenses in the pursuit of this my Due — my affairs which [fall?] out of this Country Since 1791 have been [greatly?] injured [by such?] a Delay, and I [desire?] now all the Diligence I am capable of be kind Enough, Sir, to let me know [undecipherable] what is [become?] of [the?] [undecipherable] order for my payment which I have [entrusted?] you with, or [for?] the [undecipherable] of it, and upon your [refusal?] to Settle with me, I must make the furthest [application?] [undecipherable] to the [proper?] [undecipherable] Saying that [being?] [undecipherable] I have [undecipherable] how the matters are, [as?] myself, [undecipherable] at the [Suggestion?] of Such an order I remain, waiting for your answer. your most obedient humb^le [Servant?] [Dieu?] M. Florat de [Simminich?] M^r pearce paymaster general Cap^t