[340] ba[undecipherable] to your family. I sincerely congratulate you on this [undecipherable] after [undecipherable] altogether ignorant of the extent of your Misfortune I cannot find that the Governor of Maryland is [here?] in [his/this] office with a letter answering your description. I wish you therefore to give me more explicit information of this Money that I may know what Receipt is wanted by him. [undecipherable: Bure] [To The White [undecipherable] S^r.] New York Feb 27^th 179[undecipherable] Dear Sir In answer to your question whether after the time for exhibiting the accounts is expired any further evidence or information can be received by the [State?] to support his account I must inform you that I find the construction given to the Act of Congress by [their?] officers here to be, that the States must produce all their proofs at the time of [carrying?] their Vouchers & that they are prohibited from exhibiting any further documents afterwards — The answer to your other question the Board of Treasury I presume has furnished M^r [Wonder?] — I am &^c [undecipherable: Bure] [To Andrew Dunscome Esq^r] New York March 6^th 178[undecipherable] Sir In consequence of the inclosed Act of Congress N^o 1 I do myself the honor to inform your excellency that Gen Putnam who commanded a division of the Army at [undecipherable] in [the?] year 1777 received from the military Chest on the 9^th of [September?] in that year