To Cap^t Henry Burbeck John Smith [strikethrough: Alex Andersept] Pay Office Philad^a May 1791 Sir By direction of the Secretary for the department of War, I have transmitted you a Bill on John Habersham Esq^r Collector for the port of Savannah for the Sum of Dollars being in amount for 7 Months pay on account of your Company for the last year, which [undecipherable] respectively fully complied then pray for the last year — I did date of the pay is inclosed — I flatter myself the Key of War will by this conveyance give instructions to Major Galee to Muster your Corps from the Date of their respective enlistments to the [undecipherable] of this year, and also from that period to the of [undecipherable] — Official and the Receipt and being anxious to have the Muster Rolls [undecipherable] to show Monies paid your Officers & Men in order to enable me [undecipherable] little your Account in the Book of this Office, as near as to better regulate the balances due the amount of [undecipherable] your Officers & Men respectively. I have therefore to request you write by the first Safe conveyance from me, the receipt [undecipherable] and so for a of Accident either take duplicates or [undecipherable] a return of them [undecipherable] certified by one of your Officers — [undecipherable] certify you please to note in his for I am with the highest of [undecipherable] I think [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Confidence to [undecipherable] on by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to transmit to me — you will also please to transmit me a receipt for the Money — the first of as charge transmitted — ind^d S — [undecipherable] John Reid [undecipherable] to Cap^t Smith — in addition to the forgoing — Chas Bradley, Cap^t of your Comp^y had of one on Men pay M. 5 dol. which for you will please to see refunded from his pay — you will also please to transmit me a receipt for this Money — the first of as charge transmitted — ind^d S — [undecipherable] [docketing, rotated:] Rec^d May 1791 To Cap^t Henry Burbeck & — John Smith with Bills of Exchange &c y, 1801 Pay