Norwich, 8 & 9 Sept 1801 Dear Sir — The other day when I was at N York, my tour there was accidentally meeting with unexpected Disappointments, and being in great haste, I returned home. By your attention (to my application by way of Correspondence) Thave no notion that you would wish to treating me, as an individual, as paid, but that you would wish otherwise, that I be Compensated and rewarded — At the request of Gov^t Trumbull and Council I commenced in public service of the United States, immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill, attended the wounded there, & Continued through all the burdens of the War — In 1777 April 11^th was appointed Surgⁿ Gen^l of the Military Hospitals of Congress, & in that Character served till the Arrangement of the Hospital department Octo^r 7^th 1780 when I was appointed as Physician & Surgeon, not having the rank and Standing as heretofore; (no wrong, reduced & derogy &c, but at the pleasure of Congress, however the Circumstances, and State of Hospital affairs were such that I continued in actual Service to the 18^th Jane 1781 when I declined to private practice as p^r Doc^t Cochran's certificate intitled to have & receive the same pay, amount of Commutation and emoluments as other Citizens so deranged — As to my letter of the 8^t June 1781 to Doc^t Cochran it never entered my heart any such thing as resignation, or any thing looking like it, there is nothing more contained in that letter, than an abse