New York
December 28th 1786
Dear Sir
The enclosed account is transmitted to you for you to obtain a certificate from the state of Virginai of such pars of it as has been accounted for with the state and to inform me of the reasons why it should not now be charged to their specie pay —-. You will therefore oblige me by am early communication for this is the only delay to the forwarding the orders in favor of the officers for the specie due them.
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Andrew Duscomb Esquire
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pared to be treated in the same manner as I have already done the other advances made to the Line — To give this credit to the State. It appears [undecipherable] to me that your accounts [undecipherable] and the receipts of the men and an arithmetic from [undecipherable] be forwarded and I believe that the [undecipherable] which I will then issue in favor of the State will answer to It. For I assure for I can wish, that is it well [undecipherable] been within the Laws of the State which makes the pay of the Line when [undecipherable] by me, to be considered as Specie —
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John Habersham Esquire
New York December 28th 1786
Dear Sir
The inclosed account is transmitted to you, for you to obtain a [undecipherable] from the State of Virginia of such part of it as has been accounted for with the State and to inform me of the reasons why it should not now be charged to their [undecipherable] pay — You will therefore oblige me by an early communication, for this is the only delay to the forwarding the orders in favor of the Officers for the specie due them —
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Andrew Dunscomb Esquire