no impediment to the final Close of his Accounts excepting that it is Conjectured that he has been imposed on by some forged orders which have been presented to him and not detected in his Pay m ents — I have the Honor to be Gentlemen, y^rs The Honorable J.P. The Board of Treasury Sir Office of Army Acc^ts June 24, 1786 I take the Liberty to inclose to your Excellency and Congress an Extract from the Public Books of the Monies advanced for Col^t Joseph Wood who with many others left the Service, Some years before the Conclusion the War, have been Called on Particularly to Account, and have delayed a refusal to render any information in what manner, if at all, the monies committed to their hands have been disposed of, the Consequence of which has been that the Officers to whom the money was most probably paid by them have had their Accounts delayed greatly to their prejudice. The Public Officers have been denied that information which is very Offensive for checking the regimental Accounts and in many instances, the Treasury has been deprived of Considerable Sums clandestinely secreted for Private Purposes. As I cannot find that any person has a Compulsory Power to bring those Persons to Account in a Court of Justice I beg Leave to Submit this Subject to the Consideration of Congress, that such Steps may be taken as shall be just and Expedient. I have the Honor to be Sir, J.P. President of Congress