Joseph Claygg — New York, March 23^d 1787 Sir Since my letter of Yesterday was put on Board the Vessel going to Savannah, I have been directed by the Board of Treasury to send for the money which you say is in the hands of a M^r Thomas Commander, Ruspell in Charleston and I have accordingly drawn an order on him for it in favor of M^r John Neville Sea Officer for South Carolina but as M^r Ruspell may have receipted for it to deliver to your order, which may create a difficulty. I am to request that you will transmit to M^r Neville your order in his favor whereby M^r Ruspell shall be discharged from the same on his taking M^r Neville's receipt promising to account for it to my order or to that of the Commissioners of the Treasury, which mode of transmitting the money shall also be to you a compleat discharge — I am &^c [signature] New York, March 23^d 1787 Sir Your letter to the Committee of Joseph Claygg duly Deputy Quartermaster General a sum of money to the effect that the same, which money was left by the Board in the hands of M^r William Alexander at Charlotte in N^o Carolina, a copy of whose receipt for the same is inclosed and it appearing by M^r Clagg's representation and his amount which is also inclosed, that the same fifty seven thousand six hundred dollars of that money, consisting of the Bills emitted by the States of Virginia and Maryland under the resolution of Congress of March 18^th 1780 never came into his possession but still remains in the hands of M^r Alexander unaccounted for — and which M^r Clay has informed me is now in the hands of M^r Thomas Commander Ruspell in Charlotte — I am therefore directed by the Board of Treasury to request you to adopt such measures as shall appear to you most respecting and efficacious for getting possession of this money which when obtained you will please to inform me of by different conveyance —