New York 2 Nov. 1785 Sir I have received your account of the depreciation. I have no doubt but every part of your report is justifiable, if any one is to blame he probably is with the evidence. That it may be on the whole have with [undecipherable] clear and in [undecipherable] to the War Office and the Treasury Board. I design in making out [undecipherable] of the different class of Officers — the first those that were arranged to continue in service [undecipherable] returning [undecipherable] in service to the end of the war — the second those that were discharged and whose pay [undecipherable] — the third those that were discharged and were paid afterwards for [undecipherable] against their arrears — I do [undecipherable] then [undecipherable] that were arranged, but not entitled to pay at other [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — whose [undecipherable] will I think gives [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the different claims of the Officers. You mention your last abstract make [undecipherable] mention [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] staff — from which I suppose there is meant to be paid — in your first report there were a number of Officers made up for pay whose names were omitted in your last statement, a [undecipherable] names (in number 3) I want to know if this is [undecipherable] and whether they are to be included. and in the [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] Officers not included in the first report, which I suppose arises from information added [undecipherable] — there was an error [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]. I cannot [undecipherable]; [undecipherable] arranged or discharged or on what [undecipherable] in reply they were [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] or being [undecipherable] understand my [undecipherable], to accomplish that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] desire and that you would mention the circumstances of such to recommend your answer as early as possible. The officers of the 4^th and 5^th Regiments having been [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] by M^r White in Maryland — the [undecipherable] most innumerable members of which belonging to [undecipherable] State — I know concerning the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] and cannot find their arrangement — M^r White must be [undecipherable: supplied] with the necessary papers proper to [undecipherable: include] the settlement, & by communicating with him you will better be able to give the information you want, but also the [undecipherable] necessary knowledge respecting this regiment — It may [undecipherable] that your report to him the different claims of those Officers. Enclosed is a letter to Major Gibbons, which contains a like certificate of [undecipherable: Subsistence] — I wish you to send it by some safe hand. [signature] [undecipherable] I shall be [undecipherable] as you are. I am [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] and your welfare [undecipherable] — [Andrew Dunscombe Esq^r]