112. the arrears of the non commissioned Officers and Privates, those claims shall however be attended to in their order and the amount reduced as soon as possible The Board of Treasury are low in resources that they can scarcely make this Payment. Major Robert Finnie } [PP] New York June 13^th 1785 Gentlemen I have made an inquiry into the merits of the claim of John Whitmell. it appears to me that the due bills issued by him must be considered in the nature of Obligations given for purchases made by him to Individuals. as he has assisted to the amount of these Obligations it may perhaps be proper that the debt should be borne by the United States, but the persons to whom the same is due not holding their bills in consequence of allowances granted them as Offices I do not consider it proper for me to liquidate the Accounts, for which reason I have done myself the Honor to remit them — [PP] The H^ble The Board of Treasury