[Cover:] [Knox S^ro / 1786] [FREE] Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth / Hartford / Connecticut / 16 [N. YORK Nov^r 28] [H Knox] New York 22 Nov^r 1786 My dear Sir I write you by Capt [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] late I am uncertain what measures the board of treasury will finally adopt. They have advertised in this days paper for a contract for provisions. And I have this day transmitted to them officially the terms which were spoken of before as a basis for a contract for paying feeding, clothing, and transpo-the troops ordered to be raised by virtue of the resolve of Congress of the 20^th of October. Something must soon be determined on. All I hope is that such measures may be adopted as will most effectually promote the public Service In addition to the terms proposed when you were here, it seems to be the idea of some gentlemen of [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] the contracts for the troops, a further sum of 100,000 dollars should be— [undecipherable] paid by the contractors in quarterly instalments, to the Treasurer of the United States for the civil list— The obligation or orders on the receivers would then have on unlimited operation throughout all the States— You may remember that when you were here it was proposed that some States should be reserved for this purpose— Mr Morris was fully of opinion that it was preferable to pay the money for the civil list, instead of assessing any of the States It would be unnecessary to enlarge on these points, as Mr Knox will soon be at Hartford from whom you will have the fullest information I am my dear Sir Your very affectionate Knox — Col° Wadsworth