Sir Richmond April 19^th 1792 I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter this [undecipherable] instant, and have no hesitation to conform to your injunction that the loan officer in this city has recess arises to pay to the Treasurer of this Commonwealth [underline: a sum] of four thousand eight hundred and forty five and ^53.5/₁₀₀ The shares due to the state is, to be sure, small but this does not diminish our right to its return. It would be highly pleasing to me to comply with any provision you can now make and I regret exceedingly that my official duty on the present occasion [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] — As the pressure of public business may probably prevent Congress from paying any attention to this subject during the present session, I must wait until their next decisions to this difficulty you suggest should be cared. My opinion is the respect to the humble offer made on behalf of this Commonwealth for the temporary protection of its frontiers, has ever been in favour of adopting this, if agreeable to the President. I cannot hesitate to [undecipherable] far in advising that the request of Eden Ellison be permanently complied with. I will forward to the county Lieutenant of Kanawha a transcript of that part of your letter which