W.D. Accountants Office April 24th, 1794

Sir

       I have received your letter of

the 2d altho I had previously transmitted an advertisement to be inserted in the Ken= tucky Gazette, giving information to the Militia to apply to you for their pay, copy of which I enclose, this was done in consequence of complaints being made to the Secretary of war through Christopher Greenup and Alexand= er Darr Esqr that you had refused to dis= charge some demands made for the pay of the Militia, although at the time I supposed that your refusal was owing to the restrictions contained in your instructions, it nevertheless became an official duty resulting from those complaints to give public notification to the parties concerned in corroberation of my senti= ments of the propriety of your intentions I have to add those of your Friend W.Clifford who has voluntarily offered to enter into further security for the due execution of the trust committed to your care but it has not been required - It has however been mentioned that you have not made the public notifications to thr Militia agreeably to your instructions, this will require expllanation – In the mean time I am willing to extend the obligation of your bond to the first of January next ensuing by which time proper notice being given to the parties you will no doubt be enabled to com= plete the payments and to settle your accounts with me, or to deposit your vouchers and the 92

balance unexpended in the hands of Caleb Swan paymaster of the Troops in the latter case the obligations of your bond will be suspended until I have examined the accounts and given information to yourself or your security.

  I conceive that my instructions to

you are so comprehensive as to supercede the necessity of applying to any other source or to add any thing further on that hand.

                  I am Sir Ob
                    Joseph Howell

Wm. Morton EsqrSuperscript text Lexington - Kentucky