liberty to spice the notes due Cap^t Taliaferro - if you have any money in your hands belonging to the following Gentlemen I have to request they may be retained untill they account for the sums as affixed to their names which are afract received by Cap^t Taliaferro & supposed to have been paid them respectively. - Viz. Gustavus B^t Wallace, P Col^t . . . . . . L20.000 William Lewis Majr . . . . . . 40.000 Rich^d C. Waters Cap^t B. of military - - 16.000 Markei Vandivall . . . . . . 16.000 Jn^d White Asyst Ma'^st . . . . . . 16.000 David Allen Asgt P. Ma^r . . . . . 16.000 B. Edmond Clark Lt^t . . . . . . 20.000 all of which were rec^d in aug^t 1781 and has not been accounted for with the United States, but as the State of Virginia has a knowledge of those advances, a probability arises that they have accounted with the State; in account of depreciation you I would wish to have a certificate from a proper Officer that their accounts might be closed in this office Jan^y 4^th 93 J Howell J^r [J. Howell off^t] Loan office Richmond Dec^t 12^th 1700 Dear Howell You will be pleased to refer to the papers of my office (as Off^t Com^t Army Accounts under the letter D. for Cap^t Benj^t Taliaferro's account, in which you will find a Certificate signed by Benj^t Harrison J^r as D. Pay M^r Gen^d, that Cap^t Taliaferro had