[28] City Hall 7^th July 179[2] Sir Inclosed are the vouchers of the pay & cloathing due to Ephraim Dayton late a fayant in Capt Kings company of Artillery — His indisposed inform [state of health &] distance from the office have prevented his applying for a final settlement of his account before this time. The State of New Jersey has allowed him the depreciation on the pay he actually received — By Capt Houlbets certificate there appears to be thirteen months in arrears & a deficiency in cloathing — Please to settle the account as soon as convenient & favor me with a certificate of the balance due to him, which I shall take due care to have safely delivered I am Sir yours &c Jonathan Elmer Commissioner of Army Acc^ts Kentucky May 4^th 1793 Dear Sir Permit me to intrude upon your time for a moment and to claim an explanation of the affair to which the inclosed paper refers — Major Brogham alleges that there must be some mistake in your office, as he positively denies having received the [sum] mentioned in the inclosed receipt — In this situation I can only appeal to you for information — If the Major has received the money he does injustice, if not injustice is done him — in either case I am persuaded you will take pleasure to redress the injured party I must therefore as I am interested in the claim, by the favor of you to transmit me as soon as may be, a transcript from your books formally & officially attested, fully explanatory of this transaction — I send this letter to the Richmond & if it finds you there must beg you to commit your answer