Dear Sir, Richmond Dec^r 31, 1784 Accompanying this you have a return of that part of Lieut: Col: Ios Legion as are Certified to be of the Quota of this State, and Consequently Settled with by the auditors here for half of Rations up to Jan^y 1782. Pardon me the difficulty with you, that you express — you are or can be, possessed of all the Charges against any of the Regular Army — again you have all Rates of Charges, with advances, and most undoubtedly the Identical that can do this Business with as much accuracy, as any other, &provided you lead before you write, and thereby not act as little Yankee White did in sending me the Size and order of Horses to determine the actual Service of their Riders. — Please to request M^r Bolls to send me by first Post a list of charges against D^r Cha^s Stockley By M^r Vir^a: line as well for Succei as Old Garrison to enable me in a Settlement this I omitted mentioning in M^r Bolls Letter Capt. Jo.^s Powell Jun^r I am &c [undecipherable: Bennscom?]