Richmond December 6^th 1781 Dear Sir By the [undecipherable] who will [undecipherable] you this, M[undecipherable] [undecipherable] you will receive four hundred and fifty [certificates?], [undecipherable] inclusive, and dated Pennsylvania January third [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the margin with the [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] that in case of any accident in the conveyance you may take effectual measures in [discovering?] them, to prevent any advantage being taken by any one into whose hands they should fall. I have taken the proper measures for [securing?] your salary, and you need not [be apprehensive?] about this succeeding quarter, by that time I hope business will become regular at this [undecipherable]. The accounts from the state of [Jersey?] were [undecipherable] [undecipherable] me to cleanse and referred to by their numbers in this [undecipherable] book, where the charge is entered against each [undecipherable] in that book, you will find this number [proper containing the?] [undecipherable] — their present [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their of the same [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and in your [undecipherable] the door of his [lower?] room. You will please to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] prepare to [undecipherable]. I shall leave this place the day after tomorrow for [undecipherable] where I hope to [learn?] the pleasure of hearing from you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with to the [Gentleman?] after [undecipherable] [undecipherable] written from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Agent [undecipherable] which letter I suppose is or will be acted on — if [there?] should be a gentleman of your acquaintance in [undecipherable] I wish you to [request?] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] him [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by their agents, that my letter may be taken up and rendered — informing him of the [undecipherable] of the agents respecting the detention of the [certificates?] — as [undecipherable] myself, to write — in respect to M[undecipherable], some measures ought to be taken to bring him to account. I enclose you his letter, and wish you to consult Mr Milligan on the subject. I also enclose you my letter to [him?], [undecipherable] together his receipt and his letter, It may not be improper to enclose to some member of [Jersey?], [undecipherable] whose advice may perhaps point out a proper mode to be pursued in recovering the securities — as I am fearful if he leaves the country without a [undecipherable] we shall be very much to blamed. I wish you to forward the letter to him — [signature] [undecipherable: H[?] Nourse[?]] [Bottom left notation: Mr Nourse[?]]