[undecipherable] [undecipherable] New York January 2[undecipherable], 1786 Dear Sir Your letter of the [undecipherable] arrived here up to day. I informed Mr [undecipherable] the depreciation & the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Officers [undecipherable] not being taken up by me, the reason that Mr [undecipherable] now who received the certificates had not accounted for his [undecipherable] — and desired [undecipherable] him to [undecipherable] Mr [undecipherable] in [ascertaining?] their accounts — that they be forwarded to me with the Vouchers, on which I would adjust them and issue a certificate in favor [of] the State for their amount — [strikethrough: undecipherable] I presume before this time has been [undecipherable] when the [Papers?] [were?] forwarded to me — on the [undecipherable] I should [suppose?] that the original returns had been to transmitt me, but I shall not be scrupulous on that head — I shall however want an order for delivering the certificates in favor of the State. I shall be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] —