Better to Procrastinate Than Disappoint Them

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Springfield. May 10. 1796 Sir, Your very obliging favour of the 4 instant come safe to hand & I shall be glad to receive the money at the time you propose. I must defer coming to Philadelphia altho' I have business of some consequence to attend to, as it seems the money will be here about the time I should live home, And the circumstances of the People whom tis due to is such that it will be better to procrastinate the former; than disappoint the latter. I have the honour to be your most obedient humble servant — Dacis Ames [Honourable Secretary at War] [Springfield 10 May 1796] [Dacis Ames Shall be glad to receive the money at the time proposed and will defer coming to Phila. till it arrives.] [rec^d. 13 May 1796]

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Ames will be glad to receive the money at the time proposed. He will defer leaving for Philadelphia since the money will probably arrive at the same time as he would leave home. The circumstances of the people to whom the money is due is such that it would be better to procrastinate than disappoint them.