[seal] New York, March 1^st 1786 Sir On The [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] last I wrote you that a sum of money was appeared to [be tendered] to your account which is not covered by the regimental pay; I afterwards sent you [of which?] for [undecipherable] of that letter, none of which neither have been answered, by you — I found also that Mr. [Dill Viers] is in the same situation having two thousand Dolls charged [undecipherable: A [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]] to [bear] which neither he or you had [undecipherable] in your [undecipherable] when you drew the balance. [strikethrough: regimental] accounts, I wrote the executor [was] the subject who has forwarded to me a copy of your Receipt to him and [acknowledged] for that money, you are therefore not only accountable for the regimental pay as drawn by you, and [pced] to the men of the regiment agreeably to the Resolves of Congress, but also for, both those sums being fifteen thousand Dollars, over and above the pay and other allowances of the regiment. It being so considerable a sum — which at present as appearing [does] not to be [undecipherable] appropriated