Pay Office Philad.^a Novem.^d 11 1791 Sir By directions of the Secretary of War I have transmitted you enclosed a draft on the Bank of New York for the sum of One hundred & Seventy dollars & 8 cents drawn by the Cashier of the Bank of No. America in my favor & by me endorsed payable to your order, which sum is in full balance of your Account of pay & Subsistance to the 1 Inst. agreeably to the enclosed Statement, in which you will observe that your pay to commence the 23^d March last, the date of your letter to the Sec.^y of War signifying your acceptance of the Commission. You will please to send me duplicate Receipts for this sum by seperate post under Cover to the Secretary of War. I am Sir Your Obed Serv.^t Joseph Nourse Lieut. Bezaleel Howe of the U. States Reg.^t New York