Washington November 20^th 1794 Sir You will Receive herein enclosed M^r James Seagroves, [Duplicate] receipt for five thousand four hundred Dollars, paid him for the use of the Indian Department, and three receipts from under the hand of the agent of the war department, amounting to twelve thousand eight hundred and twenty four Dollars, delivered him for the pay, subsistance and forage of the regular troops. That part of the remittance to me in Bills of exchange, could not be negotiated for money, at this season of the year, the merchants having a demand for all their specia in the purchase of tobacco, which will cause M^r Freeman to go to Charleston Jofeph Howell Efy^r Your obedient agent for the Servant war Department [signature] Supervisor [Addressed: To [undecipherable] Ross / from [undecipherable] / Novem^r 20, 1794] [seal] [Endorsed: Receiv'd [undecipherable] from / the War Department / [undecipherable] Philadelphia]