passed to its credit in the same manner as I have already done the other advances made to the Line — to give this effect to the State it appears essential to me that your muster return and the receipts of the men and an authority from the executive be forwarded and I believe that the certificate which I shall then issue in favor of the State will answer to M[undecipherable]ton every purpose he can wish, that is it will place him within the Law of the State which makes the pay of the Line when passed by me, to be considered as Specie — Sam^l Pierce John Habersham Esquire New York December 28^th 1786. Dear Sir The enclosed account is transmitted to you, for you to obtain a certificate 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 specie 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 — Sam^l Pierce Andrew Dunscomb Esquire —