Sir Pay Office of the United States New-York 9 June 1790 By direction of the Honorable The Secretary of the War department I inclose the dated this day'd first of exchange, drawn on you by Samuel Meredith Treasurer of the United States in my favor at Sight dated the day in Five hundred & thirty one dollars and twenty four cents which you will please to pay to the order of Michael Rudolph esq^r appointed a Captain under the act of Congress of the 30^th april last to raise a Company of Men in Georgia in addition to those now in service, & under the [strikethrough: terms] proviso that Cap^t. Rudolph accepts the said appointment but in case he declines you will then pay the same to the order of [strikethrough: the next Senior officer in the] Thomas Martin [strikethrough: under the afores^d] Proviso [strikethrough: and in either case] taking triplicate receipts agreably to the inclosed form which you will please to forward to me by different conveyances, If it should so happen that neither of these officers should accept their appointments you will please to hold the Bill subject to my order & give me the earliest information. [ZVC 12]