Office of Army Accounts New York July 24^th 1787 Sir, Agreably to your request of yesterday I have enclosed a Copy of the account exhibited by Major Edmund Horne N B and Secretary to the late Major General Greene for sundry advances made by him to Officers of the southern army I am with great esteem Jos. Nourse Esqr. [undecipherable: signature] Richmond July 25^th 1797 My Dear Sir I am very unhappy to find by your letter the last of which I received by [undecipherable] that your Lady continues so unwell, your situation is very disagreeable and I heartily wish that there were many turns not different than you immagine, the disorder which she is seized with cannot be judged of with certainty and many persons who have been despaired of have ultimately recovered — I do not know how many additional Clerks will be necessary in my office, and whether any of [undecipherable] will want one, I have no objection to Mr. Kirkpatrick and from