[25 L I Cts June 20] [Col^l Henley] Col^l David Henley [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] at the War Office Philad^a [favoured by the Rev^d M^r [undecipherable]] [Cedar Hall Ap^l 9^th 94 Rob^t Hays Muster Master] Cedar Hall Ap^l 9^th 94 yours of the 9^th of March was handed me by Captⁿ Edans, together with the Blanks I am much Obligd to you for Honouring my [undecipherable: order] in favour of Maj^r Lewis — respecting my accounts against the united States, in the articles of war I find the pay annexed to My appointment as Muster Master is the pay of a Cap^t of Subsistance & Ten Dollars a Month for a horse I will be thankfull to [undecipherable] you will assist me in having them papers It may be thought at the Bureau of Philadelphia that the Business of Mustering the Troops in and out of Service in this District is attended with but little trouble and it would not [undecipherable] d the men be paraded at one place but it cannot be so, and the [undecipherable] I am Obliged to Spend my whole time at that Business alone and cannot Devote a Day in a Month to my Private Business Let it Say be what it may I must be gl^d to [undecipherable] as I [undecipherable] been engag'd in that Business [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of last Month and [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] ments on the faith & [undecipherable] of a [undecipherable] I do not yet [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] of I shall [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] very much — I flatter myself you will [undecipherable] on this occasion as you have an Idea of the Trouble — [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] your blank Rolls &c from [undecipherable] came to [undecipherable] too late to Send on many of the Rolls myself to them, as I had [undecipherable: Received] them from the [undecipherable: Diff^t] Officers, therefore have Sent on the Rolls in as good a manner as I could agreeable to your former form and instructions, I would be happy to hear from you as soon as possible to know whether four Rolls may not be a greater [undecipherable: Number] than you have a call for, if so to [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] a wish for the entering into [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Number of Rolls for the [undecipherable] of Service as I have been told by persons from your District that two Rolls are all you require from them if so it will be a great ease to the Officers and myself — The Indians has been very busy with us lately and has done a good deal of Mischief — They have made their appearance in almost every quarter of the Settlements the Gen^l Robertson will inform you more particularly. I have the Honour to be your most obedient & Very Humble Serv^t Robert Hays [Cedar Hall [undecipherable] Rob^t Hays Muster Master]