some extra allowance which required the sanction of the Secretary of War, this of course created a delay and before you could obtain an answer, the situation of Philadelphia owing to the late Calamity, I believe induced you to make a precipitate retreat to New York in order to take shipping for the Southward; from this statement of the transaction, I presume you will acknowledge that you have no just reason to complain of neglect — I must however express my regret that things should have so happened as to have caused the inconvenience you have experienced but which I expect will be removed before this reaches you — I am Sir &c Joseph Howell Lieu.^t [undecipherable] Morris of the Artillery Fort Frederic Georgia — W.D. Accountants Office June 11^th 1794 Sir, You will receive by M.^r Jacob Chapman Jun.^r the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars being for your Salary from December 1^st