[undecipherable] [Office of [undecipherable] Accounts New York June 10, 1786] Dear Sir, [undecipherable] your letter of the 2^d of April I have not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of hearing from you respecting the forged securities which have been [undecipherable] passed upon the [undecipherable] for 1000 Doll I think [undecipherable] be traced to the person who forged it— you informed me that it was traced to a [one?] Burns who was then in S[outh] Carolina— and I suppose from my not having heard you have not returned— if you will obtain a description of his person and character and the attestation of the person to whom he sold the Note, I will endeavour to have [undecipherable] taken up there, [undecipherable] shall be [undecipherable] give a good account of [being?] off as I am determined to pursue the most vigorous measures with every respect [undecipherable] person— For [undecipherable] I believe [some?] of the counterfeit securities in your hands— if so, you will [undecipherable] me by leaving [one?] of them in the hands of the Loan Officer of the State. [undecipherable] by any [undecipherable] any that may be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] endeavours for passing two of this description— the man [his] name is Joe Noyes and that he belongs at Pembroke in New Hampshire— that he bought them last fall of a James Johnston who lives at Concord or [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] at or near Boston, and I think will be [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable: bearer?] to whom you gave your Note has not set [undecipherable] for payment— [seal] E. [undecipherable] Esquire [address: undecipherable]