[35] [undecipherable] October [undecipherable] 1786 S^r The Canadians at [undecipherable] are much in want of [undecipherable] Provision I have furnished them with two days allowance after serving the Books up to [undecipherable] District and of the provisions that I received in New York — Joseph Desfree the frenchman that C[undecipherable] they wanted Discharged, does not want it upon the principle of going with the Canadian refugees, as he will not go with them — but he wants it by getting a bran in his claim. Your Sir &c — The Honourable Nath[undecipherable] Gist [undecipherable] Henry [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] S^r South Port [undecipherable] August 1785 I have forwarded by the Express the Return of Provisions and Quarter Master Stores for the months of July [undecipherable] I am sorry to inform you with the [undecipherable] as C[undecipherable] and then Prevails by desertions, [undecipherable] of Connecticut and [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] the line of Connecticut had Deserted to New York and at these places. The Corporal had given a [undecipherable] to New York as deserted there are [undecipherable] discharge from you. The other is the frenchman and [undecipherable] to receive him to [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] around [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] him to what [undecipherable] on the night of [undecipherable] and take a [undecipherable] Capt [undecipherable] [undecipherable] but after them. At [undecipherable] morning but have not been able to [undecipherable] them. The five men that are here is very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] when [undecipherable] of their not getting some pay. Some of them have been entitled better than [undecipherable] months and have Rec^d but one months pay — if the [undecipherable] would admit that they [strikethrough: could] receive a part if not see the weekly or monthly get it was not then there a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I am [undecipherable] to think it would [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Sergeant [undecipherable] I have wrote to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that he may [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] and forward some [undecipherable] in the same way as they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] those [undecipherable] their duty [undecipherable] fitting [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] [undecipherable: New York?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]