— Philad: Septem^br 6. 1781 D Sir Capt Abro Niles lodged his acc.^t at the Treasury, and which were delivered over to my office. They not being found here, it is recommended you on my leave take them to Virginia — I was told on [undecipherable] my [undecipherable] Office, and that if you cannot find them, they cannot be found — I recollect that his accounts [undecipherable] his bond on his attestation, [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] that of any further balance, than what [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are not for shall appear he after against [undecipherable] that he will be answerable to the United States for the same — I have now sent your register [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] signed by me, now [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] 25 [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Inclusive dated from Aug 5^th to Aug 15 [undecipherable], being twelve quires & said quire dated one day after the other — you will please to acknowledge their receipt — I intended to send them [undecipherable] sooner [undecipherable] than as seasonably would but this opportunity being so desirable I [undecipherable] forwarded all that were made — the remainder [undecipherable] this will come here, and I shall not be forwarding any more for some time — I hope you will remember that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has a note from his [undecipherable] who was in his [undecipherable] for the whole balance coming [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]