Pay Office [strikethrough: Office of Army Accounts] New York 18 Feby 90 Sir I do myself the Honor to inform you that the Secretary at War [strikethrough: has made] a Requisition [strikethrough: on me] for the Sum of Two hundred and Sixteen Dollars & fifty Cents to compleat one Months pay for Sundry Recruits— I take the liberty [strikethrough: to request] this Sum may be put into my hands, that I may [strikethrough: be enabled to] comply with the wishes of the Sec^y at War— I [strikethrough: also take the] have also to request you will please to grant me a Sum of Money [strikethrough: on Account of the Warrants] [undecipherable] on Account of the Warrants in my possession, that I may be enabled to [strikethrough: pay] discharge such demands as may be made by the Sec^y at War. I have the Honor to be [strikethrough: with the highest Respect] Sir Your Obed^t J Nourse The Honble The Sec^y of the Treasury. [Copy of this to Brown [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]