Philadelphia Sept 6 1784 Sir In answer to your letter of the 2^d Instant, I must inform you, that a resolve of December 81 1781 has dismist'd all officers of the Army not belonging to the lines of any state, except those who should be reported to Congress by the Secretary at War to be retained in the service — your name not being thus reported, you must be considered as retiring under this resolve — which makes no provision of half pay for life & a resolution of Congress [undecipherable] vote having elect'd me to give this commutation to no person except where it has been expressly promised. I can not consider you as entitled to this allowance — S H [undecipherable] The anticipation you mention to have been given to me, was by me on a consultation on your case, given to M^r [undecipherable], who did not inform it to me — he will undoubtedly on an application to him give you satisfaction on this subject — I beg leave [undecipherable] to inform you that no papers [undecipherable] Congress has any —