New York September 14 1786. I have considered the contents of your letter of the 12^th instant. If a commissioner right inform you as to the case with of the Officers of Virginia, the general answer was, that the old money which they had to account for was done already with the State, and what circumstances oblig'd you to close their account at this as some doubts appear'd against them in my Books — now for this was to us you will now have an opportunity to discover, and to judge of the Lafayette must be examined by the United States. I am of opinion that the running and the depreciation accounts of the States, cannot be properly closed until this is it is determined from any Officer, what payment. Deduciences have been made by the United States and whether the State has from right or any other reason made themselves liable for any charges not accounted for. You may possible how voluminous my accounts are, what time it would take to clean them up, this was done I supposed before you went to Virginia, and [undecipherable] I am hoping that [undecipherable] in my way or letter — I intend closing it again but it will be a long time before it is completed, and before that you will undoubtedly