[Edward Rutledge Esq^r K 12^th March 1790] New York 12^th March 1790 To Colonel Rutledge My dear Sir Your favour of December was duly received. The information you give respecting the amount of the responsibility is satisfactory to me — but we want a new settlement fully therein upon which to place before Congress — The main points to be — [strikethrough: to be — 1 The amount of the [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] 2 The [undecipherable] accumulation [undecipherable] 3 The [undecipherable] accumulation of [undecipherable] 4 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] If it could be done [undecipherable] planned in [undecipherable] on bonds according to Greene's guarantee [undecipherable] or bonds] to bonds in the Greens own name — a clear, new authenticated narrative of their transaction — 3^d A Statement — off the claim of [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] — Besides these papers, the affidavits of General Wayne and Judge Pendleton are essential as to the situation of the Army and the complaint — the general issue under [undecipherable] title — [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] he should have a public hall — from the [undecipherable] authorized copies of [undecipherable] Greene's letters and Halam to the Legislature of [undecipherable] Carolina, and Nean — in forming [undecipherable] shall I suppose may be obtain'd from the files of the agencies —] To have recourse to Colonel [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] when it shall be to hand — and Washington [undecipherable] also [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] and [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] that had [undecipherable] had no pecuniary concern in the late company — The petition has been presented to a most Honorable Committee to whom they appeared — have been given on ample evidence they proceed & to support the facts stated in the petition — [in the hands of [undecipherable]] Charges of the petition — as that as the said debt was contracted for this public bounties — that the [undecipherable] — publics [undecipherable] would immediately appoint — [undecipherable] — the [undecipherable] — of the — it may be too [undecipherable] — but I confess that of the evidence here provided that be proved, that an assumption of the said debts must of course take place — But if it should be refused — they are — to request the committee to make any [undecipherable] or report [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] evidence — the case now — [undecipherable] — have the [undecipherable] — I am Dear Sir with great respect Your most obedient humble W H.K. Edward Rutledge Esq^r