parts in the southern department there is a probability that they have been resupplied with rations for some part of this time from the public magazines. I have therefore been obliged to detain in the [undecipherable] a stated account of the Officer for the partition of his mission — Honorable Board of Treasury } [Prue] and Secretary at War Richmond April 27. 1787 Cap^t John Watts Sir A letter which I [undecipherable] from the Secretary at war and forwarded to you, will inform you that Congress have discharged the Troops of which your Corps are a part — that you are empowered to muster them previous to their dismission and that the monies of the Corps will be settled by me While I am at this city for which purpose I invite you to come to this place with your indentures & the different evidence on which the account will be grounded — The Secretary at War has also drawn Warrants in your favor for the following purpose which I have the money to pay the account of on your application 3 Months Subsistance [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ....84 Dollars 3 Months forage for litter ...ditto .... 72 1 Month Pay for ditto ...to 450 Dragoons .... 281 437 [Prue]