[to Hamilton Oct: 11. 1794] Pha. Oct^r. 11. 1794. Sir I have recd. your favours dated the 7: & 8: inst: & shall carefully attend to all your directions. I find that owing to some neglect, your letter to the Bank of New york was not recd: a duplicate which I transmitted produced a cordial & prompt compliance; this accounts for a delay, which at one time I feared was owing to a reluctance to advance the sum requested. It was not intended by me to intimate that Col. Nevil would act as Pay Master; he was engaged to take charge of the remittances to Mr. Williams & Genl. Miller & promised a compensation merely for that service. The warrants for 90 M. D^s for the pay of Genl. Wayne's army, have been issued & the notes made out. The Secretary of War will forward them to the army. I have issued 50 M. D^s for the pay of the militia army, which will also be sent forward as soon as possible. The Cashier of the Bank being indisposed, & a sum in small notes sufficient for the payment not being obtainable I fear some little delay. I have however advised the War Dept. to attempt an exchange of the large notes of the Bank of the U. S. for small notes of the other banks — this being the best thing that can be done under present circumstances & preferable to a remittance in specie. I did not know that Mr. Gale was in want of money or it would have been furnished — he has however lately recd. 40 m. D^rs & I presume has suffered no inconvenience. I have issued 10000 D^rs to Whelen & miller on a pressing application from Eli Williams for the transport service dated the 1: instant. It was not possible for me to judge whether the 25 M. D^s directed to be issued by you had been counted on, when Mr. Williams wrote — it may prevent mistakes & too great an expenditure if you adopt measures for combining the estimates for the provision dept. & Transport service into one view & requiring them to be addressed to you in person while you remain with the army. I think that I may assure you that the means of the Treasury are adequate to any emergency that can be forseen at present. I am with perfect respect Sir. Yr. Obt. Servt. O. Wolcott Hon: Alex Hamilton Esq at Head Quarters of the Army