And as this money has been duly appropriated to the purpose afores[aid] by Congress and is now the property of the United States, these therefore, do by these presents constitute and appoint [undecipherable] Esq^r [undecipherable] to receive the same from you for the use of the United States who his promise to account for the same by my order or to the order of the Commissioners of the Treasury of the United States shall be a full and perfect discharge to you and to the person from whom you received the same — Given under my hand & [order] of the Board of Treasury this 20^th day of March 1787 To M^r The Commiss^r Purse [undecipherable signature] New York March 26^th 1787 Sir Your letter of the 9^th Ult^o has been received. M^r Whit[undecipherable] said on his settlement with you supposed that the sum of eighty Dollars was due to you, but on examination of your account he was probably mistaken for [undecipherable] I find your account to stand thus — [undecipherable: account ledger follows] 1787 [undecipherable] & by cash paid you from [undecipherable] 60 To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] garrison in Maryland 97 [undecipherable] To bal. of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] 73 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 24 & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1787 26[undecipherable] To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 78 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] Hamilton 25 [undecipherable] To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 9.60 To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1830 [undecipherable] [Total] 2275.42 By [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 3 1783 to [undecipherable] B: 1783 — 607 [undecipherable] By accumulation 1000 2207 52 By Balance due the United States 17.88 2,225 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 2225 [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Dolt.?] Clinch's [undecipherable] has not been drawn and being involved with others of a similar nature. It is uncertain when it will be done — Sam^l. [undecipherable] [undecipherable signature] M^r Henry C Baker New York March 25^th 1787 Sir Your letter inclosing Colonel [undecipherable: Darke's?] statement of his accounting for the public monies is satisfactory excepting the sums received by him of General [undecipherable]