Annapolis April 1. 1785 Dr Sir I have recieved the several papers entrusted to the care of Mr. Green _ I now enclose you a list of Officers who have been prisoners, belonging to this State, that you may compare it with the accounts settled at the Treasury and send me such as appear to correspond with their names daily experience covinces me of the utility of these papers, for since my last an Ac= =count was presented, which I should have found no difficulty in adjust had not the (ignorant) party show’d me a certificate of Mr. Nourses which by investigation I found to be for the full balance due from the United States on the Identical account presented~~ I

I wish you would send me by next post all the re= =soves of Congress respecting the Agents - The Accounts of Dennis Cragon a Soldier formerly in the Invalids Corps is included in this settlement, and the sum of seventy-one doll.s 22/90 deducted, being the amount of a Certificate, a former letter of Yours advised me the agent of the Invalid Corps had return’d to you_ I have therefore to request you will enclose the certificate p.r next post, that I may deliver it to the Agent of this line for issue. Cragon you will note rejoined the line again ~~ I wish you would cause the books to be once more inspected previous to your removal to N. York, for the monies paid Capt Rich.d Waters - by recurring to my letter of December the 21. 1784 you will fully apprehend my wishes on this head John White Jos. Howell Jun.r