now sell for about 3/ in the Pound — and that the danger of establishing a precedent for payments or loan on these certificates, will prevent any success that you would otherwise meet with on an application to Congress for that purpose there being so many persons who are equally entitled, that it is impossible to extend justice to even a part, without partiality. [initials] The Rev^d M^r Boyd New York June 1^st 1786 Sir I do not find that M^r Wooley is entitled to the Years pay mentioned in yours of the 29^th Ult^o. it will therefore be necessary for him to produce evidence to support his claim before it can be admitted, [initials] M^r Theodorus Bailey Office of Army Accounts June 1^st 1786 Dear Sir Inclosed are the Certificates due to Col^o Adams for which his brother has receipted to me — I have retained them and inclose them to you as I find charges against the Colonel which I did not know [strikethrough: forth] with certainty that you was possessed of when you forwarded his accounts and whether they are still to his debit I wish you to be so kind as to inform yourself in this business and to deliver the Certificates if you find that the whole monies charged have been accounted for. [initials] PS He has given me an order to send the Certificates on to you and I wish therefore that you would take his receipt for the Sum when you deliver them. [initials] John White Esquire New York June 1^st 1786 Dear Sir Inclosed is a stating of your account as it stands at present — I find that the goods at York Town, a months pay in 1781 and some other charges are expected to be accounted for on your settlement with the Commissioner for the Department — Col^o Walker who was an ADC to the Commander in chief is now appointed to settle [strikethrough: these] Accounts, he will therefore attend to you when you think proper and any assistance I can give you I will do with cheerfulness — I conclude that you have neither money or stores to account and that therefore you account made out and sworn and an order for some person, to receive your balance will be sufficient without your personal application