[Rufus Putnam rec.^d & Sept Aug^t 16, 1796 Refers to Ohio Companis books] Marietta August 22^d 179 6 Sir your favor of the 5^th Instant enclosing certain pay & Subsistance abstract, arrived at this place while I was absent, on my return home I embraced the earliest opportunity to attend to the buisness & after a full examination of the Ohio Company's Books and vouchers I have annexed Such a Certificate as I concived was proper & agreably to what you mention as necessary to warrant the paying the money to the Credit of Col^l Sproat I have the Honor to be respectfully Sir your ob^t Servant Rufus Putnam M^r Hagner