War Department, 13^th Septem^r 1790 Sir, The Congress of the United States have directed the Register of the Treasury to issue certificates to the military invalids, and to the Widows and Orphans of such Officers, non commissioned Officers and Privates who were killed or died while in Service of the United States, and who are entitled to Pensions by the acts of Congress, for the arrears of their pensions due, prior to the fourth day of March 1789 — It has therefore become necessary to ascertain with precision the Sum due to each individual of the above description. — As several of the States may have paid a part or the whole of the said arrears since the Returns received at this Office — I have the honor respectfully to request that you would be pleased to cause me to be informed, whether any such payment of arrears has been made by the State of Virginia since the Seventeenth of March 1790, the date of the list transmitted to this Office by your direction — If any partial payments have been made by the State of Virginia, I take the liberty to request the said information, whether any arrears prior to the fourth of March 1789 remain due, and if so, the amount to each individual — If no payments have been made since the date of the said list, the arrearages may be made out at this Office, presuming on the accuracy of the list received — I have the honor to be Your Excellency's Most Obed^t hum^le Serv^t H Knox Sec^y of War His Excellency The Governor of Virginia —