Pay Office 6 May 1790 Sir William Blount Esq^r late Dep^y paymaster General for the State of North Carolina, stands charged in the Books of this Office with the sum of One hundred and fifty thousand dollars, remitted him by Joseph Carleton, and a further sum of Nine hundred and fifty four thousand dollars advanced him by M^r Clay, for the purposes expressed in your letter of the 4 Inst. - [strikethrough: The Vouchers for the expendts.] The Accounts and Vouchers of M^r Blount as D.P.&G. [strikethrough: are in my possession] [strikethrough: by the Commissioner on the part of with] and were forwarded with the Accounts of the State of North Carolina under the Ordinance of Congress of the 7 May 1787. [strikethrough: in these These accounts coming under a form particular] [strikethrough: but as I have no authority to settle or examine them,] Notice I have to receive of your [strikethrough: mind] [strikethrough: to direct they are to be] directions in what manner they are to be disposed of - M^r Blount [strikethrough: has no] [strikethrough: credits with] on the Books of This Office for Payments made by him - I am Sir & Your Ob^dt Jos. Howell N. Eveleigh [May 6. 1790.] [Nicholas Eveleigh] [27348] [3 ne]