...and I take the liberty to enclose to your Excel[lency] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who, [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] [undecipherable] before the conclusion of [the?] [undecipherable] on particularly [undecipherable] to account, and been delayed or refused to render any information in what manner, if at all, that there have the sums committed into their hands have been disposed of — the consequence of which [undecipherable] that the affairs [undecipherable] has [been] most probably [undecipherable] by the the money must have been [paid?] and had their accounts delayed greatly to their prejudice, the public have been denied that information which is very essential for checking the [original?] accounts and in the [Audit?] [undecipherable] deprived in many instances, [undecipherable] [considerable?] sums [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — and chiefly [used?] for private some purposes. As I cannot find that any person has a compellsory power to bring these persons to account in [undecipherable] to submit the subject to the consideration of Congress, that such steps may be taken as shall be just & expedient. Office of Army Accounts [undecipherable] 1786 [Address of Congress June 26. 1786] His Excel[lency] the President of Congress