Army Commissioners Office 26 Apr 1786 Sir Your letter of to day is received. As the resolution of Congress of the 2^d Day of April 1783, which authorizes the payment of your Regiment has restricted the same to certain conditions, one of which is "that provided the State shall first fill up the Quota of Troops for the Continental Army" and as it appears by the records of the War Office that the State was deficient in its quota of Troops in the Continental establishment, at the commencement of 1781 in 698 Men, at the commencement of 1782 in 515 Men and of 1783 in 414 Men I am under the necessity to suppose that this condition has not been complied with. And as Congress have thought proper to make this a condition, I do not think myself authorized to depart from it without their approbation — B P Col Marinus Willett New York, April 26^th 1786 Dear Sir Your letter of the 4^th being arrived, and as I do not wish to lay M^r Barr under any disadvantages, but on the contrary promote his interest. I think it adviseable to wait some time longer before the Certificates are disposed of — when you find a good opportunity I wish you to do it, without further advice, and remit me the money — A Frenchman has presented an original draught of which the enclosed is a copy. For information when he is to procure payment. he says he is informed that you received money in your hands to take up such notes, but I believe him to be mistaken. I wish you to inform me where he is to look for the money Capt John Winslow. B P New York, April 27^th 1786 Dear Sir I have to acknowledge the receipt of your several favors covering your Accounts and the estimate of the sums pay still due the Line. The information you gave me that you would be able to send on your papers by M^r White causes me not to send on a Gentleman from my Office as I proposed, the expences which [undecipherable: he] shall incurr in consequence of having charge of those papers I shall endeavour to have refunded. John White Esq^r. B P