Office of Army Accounts New York September 22^d 1783 Dear Sir — Your letter of the 12: Instant with the order of William Coad subjoined came to hand on saturday last — on examining the accounts of the first Regiment of New York; I find that five Certificates have been issued for Coad's pay and clothing from the 1^st of Jany 1782 amounting to two hundred & twenty [undecipherable] all which certificates were given the agent M^r Van Ranseler of Albany. this gentleman has not Settled his account with the State; which prevents me from arriving at the knowledge whether the certificates are still in his hands, or have been issued to the Order of Coad; however, I have engaged Capt Connolly (the other Agent) to write M^r: Van Ranseler on the subject & to send the Certificates if they are Still in being — this depreciation has not been settled. I fear it is too late — as the accounts of this State are already Lodged with me & the Office I believe is closed — I will make further inquiry — The quantity of land granted to each Soldier of this State is 600 acres, which includes the Continental bounty of 100. a treaty is now forming with the Indians for the purpose of purchasing a quantity of lands for the Officers & Soldiers therefore nothing can yet be done on that head — In your letter of the 1 April 1785, you say "I have received the several papers entrusted to the care of M^r Green," those papers, if I mistake not were your accounts as pay master & which I settled in the year 1780 — I wish you to inform me if you have those accounts still in your possession, if so, I will thank you to send them with the papers of the State; I do not find them in the Office; which induces me to suppose you have them — I shall pay every attention to your recommendation & if it is in my power to serve M^r: Wright be assured I shall take a pleasure in doing it — I thank you for your good wishes, am happy to inform you that in addition to that of Commissioner, I have the [undecipherable]