[Richmond July 9. 1787 To Doct Bond] Richmond July 9. 1787 Dear Sir I have attended to the contents of your Letter of the [undecipherable] and should have been able to have [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] earlier, had not a dispute arisen whether Doct. Bond [undecipherable] entitled to depreciation; which being referred to the Aty Genl. he [undecipherable] in favor of the claim. and I have this day received and [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] recommended viz. a [undecipherable] for depreciation as [Surgeon?] [undecipherable] a — [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [Surgeon?] [undecipherable] 377.6.8 July 11. 178[undecipherable] £ 397.18.4 On which I have received five years Interest in the following manner— and [undecipherable] warrant for 74.10.8 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for — 19.0.2 For Doct. 95.9.8 119.7.1 £ 517.5.6 [undecipherable] The last I have converted into a Bill in your favor, drawn [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [Nelson?] for 318 [undecipherable] Do[ll]s. the first of which I now enclose, and in regard to the certificates I await your [orders?]. The certificates will fetch about one fifth [undecipherable] on their face. The interest warrants about [undecipherable] in the ground. You may had better keep the certificates, as the Interest can be drawn annually, but the warrants had better be disposed [undecipherable] as they probably one will be better [undecipherable] as I informed you by the last [undecipherable] The sum of £ 2500 paid to Doct Bond in March 1778, on account of the pay of the 2^d Virg^a. State regiment, which [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of £500. stopped from this account, which undoubtedly ought not to have been done, for the money must [undecipherable] been paid to the regiment. I have written for that reason to [his?] [undecipherable] and the Regymoster that succeeded him in August 1778, and I expect that they will [undecipherable] up the matter [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. which is [undecipherable] I hope to be able to send to you in a few days. [undecipherable] perhaps the pay [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Pay Office. you had better therefore to apply to M^r Howell, and [undecipherable] got him to search into the Abstracts of Col. Smith's Regd the 2^d Virg. State regiment, and see whether James [Quarles?] did not draw this pay of it from the commencement of the Service, and deducted from the [undecipherable] the above sum of £25.00 [undecipherable] by Doct Bond. You will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they I [undecipherable] of this Bill — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Dear?] Bond.