[207] And as this money has been duly appropriated to the purpose aforesaid by Congress and a note the property of the United States I here therefore do by these presents constitute and appoint [undecipherable] Esq. of Charleston to receive the same from you for the use of the United States who with [undecipherable] to account for the same to 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 persons from whom you received the same — Given under my hand & [undecipherable] of the Board of Treasury the 20^th day of March 1787 [signature] To M^r The Commissioner [undecipherable] --- New York March 26^th 1787 Sir Your letter of the 9^th Ulto has been received. M^r White I find 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 I find your account to stand thus — [undecipherable] — To