Philadelphia 23^d May 1792 My deurhi I must request your pardon for not answering your letter of the 10^th before this time, although I did not receive it until the 13^th. But Since that period besides being extremely pressed upon public business I have mostly been confined to my bed with an intermittent, or remitting fever, which I took last year in the neighbourhood of this city. I have accepted your bill in favor of John Lawrance for 1000 Dollars, and which sum you advanced to Madame Latal on my account — Befides I have paid at M^r Duer and M^r La Roche's request to M^r Banicé M^r Dosprejmenils agent — 50 Dollars To Peter Hasenputs the German Agent of } 50 Dius Madame Latal — } To M^r Duplaine Madame Latal's agent 73. 54/100 Dollars To M^r Chamberfon, his brother, in the 10. Venaise travencol — in all of which you will become [undecipherable] me is the accounts of the Company. I will endeavor to be in New York as early as possible [undecipherable] I am apprehensive it can [undecipherable] much before the 10^th of June I cannot leave this until the Presidents returns and perhaps not immediately after it — If M^r Smt chooses, [undecipherable] he willing to relinquish any interest in the last purchase } between [undecipherable] and [undecipherable], to the north } of the million purchased [undecipherable], but to hold } the interest in all the purchases to the southward } of it. for the [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] any [undecipherable] advances to Madame Latal it must be determined Dollars upon, when I shall be in New York where I am highly desirous of [undecipherable] on this account — I am my dear Sir Yours Sincerely H Knox Colonel Benjaⁿ Walker —