Gen^l Post Office Jan^y 14, 1789 Sir The bearer has called upon me with some certifi- cates respecting M^r Clarkson as Postmaster to the army render the marquis de la Fayette — all I know about that business is that M^r Clarkson was Postmaster at Williamsburg, & probably the army business fell into his hands, but I never knew that he had a seperate commission for that purpose, he is still indebted to the public as post master at Williamsburg, I suppose here it will be just to discount that from his pay as post master if any allowance is made him on that a— I am &c &c