New Haven July — 18^th 1786 Sir As it may Not be convenient for me to attend in person for the purpose of Inspecting Some business with you of a Public Nature before the Paymaster of the time Submitted by act of Congress You no doubt may remember that During the absence of M^r Chivers the Original Paymaster to General Hazen's Regiment I for [strikethrough: More then] twelve months Did the Duty of paymaster to [undecipherable] Regiment at the Request of general Hazen Col Antill and other officers of the Regiments with the Incourgement of receiving pay for that Service which I Did his [undecipherable] to my Duty in the line from which I was not Neither would General Hazen Allow of Exemptions Except only when I was Necessarily absent from the Regiment on the paymaster Duty in the prosecution of which I unavoidably Expended a Considerable Sum in Cash which hath Not been repayed During our Stations at Somer[undecipherable] in the Wilds and Spence my Duty in this line was Somewhat Severe and in the Receipt of which my time was wholly taken up in attending to the Settling of the Regiments accts was made by [undecipherable] Employed in [undecipherable] that purpose and while who bills for that Service I had to little which almost prevented me from attending to the public and Subsisting arrangements in my own Company If I am not Mistaken I think you once Informed me that During the absence of M^r Chivers no pay book be Drawn you to paymaster I however think it not Unreasonable that pay Should be Allowed the Regiment for a paymaster and if Allowed the person who Did that Duty is the proper person to receive it. Sir please to Inform me as Soon as it will be convenient whether I Can Receive any reward from the public for that Service and if not whether I Cannot be Allowed my Subsisting Expenses while performing it. I Am Sir your most Obedient And Humble Servant William Munson [Addressed: John Pierce Esq / Pay Master General / to the late / American General / New York] [FREE] [N. HAVEN JULY 24] [Endorsed: From M^r Munson / 18 July '86 / Claim of pay as / DM to Hazen's Reg. / N^o 38 [undecipherable] 135]