Chester Town, Maryland 16^th May 1795 Col. Philip Reed — [undecipherable] [Mss. No. 26] Chester Town 16. May 1795 Sir I have been favored with your letter (the 4^th Instant) respecting my accounts of [undecipherable] transactions & [undecipherable] with your request have [undecipherable] to you the receipts except [undecipherable] two tickets. I have found for my [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] passed the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] & the Printers. This [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] disposition as to they are [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] of his [undecipherable] afterward but me [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which I paid but as it contains many other charges concerning the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I could not [undecipherable] from it and therefore got Mr. [undecipherable], who has been for me to examine & prove the [undecipherable] the charge of my expenses. I then [undecipherable] it to [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] them not his bills. what would the the only [undecipherable] for me now do I suppose I could get it of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable]. The money I advanced to Mr. [undecipherable]ings was not understood to be returned by him to me [undecipherable] therefore [undecipherable] [undecipherable] it [undecipherable] oblige to him. It was intended to [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to a man who was to have [undecipherable] here every and then in [undecipherable] whether [undecipherable] upon him [undecipherable] [undecipherable], and at the time he is in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] yet to him it would be a serious thing. In this [undecipherable] you be pleased to do what you Think is proper. You are [undecipherable] a difference of two [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] more be [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] & his expenses. This was owing to the [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the time I [undecipherable] then ask to [undecipherable] what [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you may [undecipherable] to beg be pleased to [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] to this place. [undecipherable] him with Great respect [undecipherable: Yrs most] [undecipherable: Obt Hble Sert] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Colonel 39 Regt M[aryland] Militia