Philadelphia Sept 16 1784 Sir Having received your letter of the [undecipherable] of July last, I have attended to your demand— the amount while you acted as Muster Master cannot be settled by the United States, because your resignation precluded you from any [undecipherable] arising from depreciation, and because Congress have virtually refused such claims to be settled by the states in their institution for that purpose in favor of the Massachusetts Mustering Officers and Lt Col Varick of New York— Your account while in my Office I have made a stating of [undecipherable] you, you can give an order on the amount if you please on me and I will [undecipherable] a certificate for the balance bearing Interest from January 1 1780— I am Sir Your Obedient Servant [To Mr Woodruff Elizatown]