[Capt. Dav.^d Cooks — Septr 1790] [The Hon.^ble Major General H Knox Secretary of War New Yorks] Dear Gen.^al My unhappy Situation Obliges me to trouble the General once more on the Subject concerning the Late Resolve of Cong[ress] If it is not in my power to get any one of my friends to advance my Commutation upon the Condition of that Resolve - for they say the Commutation amounts to more than the arrears of pay d[ue] me, Whether the Calculations we made are right or not I am not able to say. If they be right, there is an end to all ho[pe] of geting any one to advance my Commutation. I take the Liberty of inclos[ing] the Calculation which I have made and beg the General's Opinion there on. In case it Should be found to be right, my case will be heard indeed, for I am in a Situation which acquires releaf. I Should have done myself the honor of waiting on the General in Person, but finding it impracticable - I am oblig'd to trouble the General with a Letter, hoping it will be in his power to despatch the Business when a moment should offer in the recess of the multiplicity of Callers. I am Dear Sir your very Humble Servant D. Cooks To the Hon.^ble Major General Knox Secretary of War.