to their Interest, nor do I wish to be understood as declining the directions of your board, which I shall ever pursue in this Case as wise as others with implicit deference but I hope to be excused when I signify my desire that the board would not consider me as acting remissly in any part of this business or as accountable for the money in any way whatever. I beg also that you will be pleased to reconsider the Subject with that impartiality of Justice, which I have to often received from your hands, and under this View direct such officers as to force immediate duty it is, to attend to the recovery of the Money — J P The Honorable Board of Treasury --- Sir New York Sep^t 4. 1781 Your Letter of the 17 Ulto is received, and am to Acquaint you, that you have been made up on the Invalid Corps for your pay to 22^d June 1781 on which you returned you are returned as discharged from the Reg^t the balance which was due as an Invalid was 99⁹⁰ Dolls and has been paid by Col^l. Nicola to your order in favor of Richard Musthwaite. you are returned also as having Joined the Invalids from the 10^th Penn^a. Reg^t. J P Francis Mutls Philadelphia