Office of Army Accounts New York 9 Jan^y 1790 Sir Your letter of the 23 [undecipherable] I last was handed me by the Hon^ble M^r. Dalton — agreeably to your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in my possession such as belongs to the [Citizens?] of [undecipherable] State, of [Col?] Hazen, the Invalids & [Col?] Baldwin [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] Corps of Artificers I delivered them to M^r. Dalton to be forwarded to you — enclosed is a descriptive return of each [undecipherable] with a receipt thereon which you will please to sign and transmit me by the [undecipherable] The Hon^ble M^r. [undecipherable: probable reading Story] called this Morning & received the Certificates belonging to [undecipherable] late of the Sappers & Miners — the Soldiers of the Invalids [undecipherable] generally disposed of their Pay at the time of their discharge — members of the Men of the other Corps have received their Arrears [undecipherable] since the Agents settled their accounts with the late Commissioner which accounts for [undecipherable] in my possession belonging to your State [have been?] generally received by Captain Patton who I am informed settled with the State and delivered such Certificates as remained in his hands I have the Honor to be Sir Your Obed^t Serv^t [signature — undecipherable] [John S. Avery Esq^r Sec^y to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts]