Savannah March 24 1785. Dear Sir I yesterday received your favors of Jany 18. & 21^st and of the 6^th Instant — the former among [undecipherable] prevent their arrival before the duplicate of Burns contained respecting the counterfeit certificates — the consequences being material not only to the publick but my own character, as they may suppose the [underline: character] of the tries, and gives reason to the malicious to blame my want of attention — I do not know at this distance what to advise upon, especially as your conduct can be regulated by the advice of those on the spot with you and your own goodness — who knows the particulars better than myself. Indeed, if you have not already taken any steps on the occasion, as my answer will be within a months after you received this, it will be well for you to wait for me — I shall bring on money to discharge the arrears due to the Office — and in the mean time should you want money, which I would leave says, but you know that I received your letter on the subject of your agency to Mr