[Copy] Pay Office 29^th March 1790 — Sir, I have just received a letter from the Secretary at War directing that immediate application be made to you [strikethrough: at head of the Department of Treasury for] for the sum of 2242 dollars, for two months pay on account to the Officers & Men of two Companies of Artillery & one of Infantry now at West Point — 1121 dollars of which he requests [strikethrough: provision] may be made [strikethrough: for to] provided immediately and that [strikethrough: and] a Warrant may issue on the Collector for the State of Georgia for the remainder. The Sec^y at War has [strikethrough: further] instructed me to apply for [strikethrough: the sum of] 1128⁴⁵ which is [strikethrough: also] immediately necessary to [strikethrough: discharge the] dollars being the amount of the first Installment of pay and Subsistence due of these Officers due to the 31 Dec^r last [strikethrough: ditto on] the 1 April next. [strikethrough: The further necessary] [strikethrough: and immediately necessary] I have therefore Sir to request you will be pleased to provide me with monies to enable me to comply with the [strikethrough: above] directions [strikethrough: of the Sec^y at War] I have such [undecipherable] I have the honor to be Your Obed^t & [undecipherable] J.H. [Docket: Copy / Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury / 29 Mar: 90] The Honorable The Secretary of the Treasury