Sir, I have endeavored to recollect everything that I know respecting Blair, Shaffer and Isroal - Blairs business I know nothing off Mr. Shaffer introduced a Man by the Name of E. Drakley with sundry Papers or powers of attorney and a Power of Substution from him to me acknowledged before Judge Howell for to draw Warrant The papers appeared to Judge Howell, myself and to the war office to be good ones; The Warrants was delivered to Shaffer who paid me what Drakely agreed to pay; The two Warrants of Iserols was by his order delivered to Shaffer - I saw Shaffer pay him something saying that was the Balance due - As for any meeting, I dont remember t0 see any; only Shaffer and Isrol some Times at Moores Tavern Their connections or mode of doing or obtaining these powers or any other of their business I never knew anything off Neither from my own knowledge or by Information. Its possible; the Judge my self and the office have been Imposed on but not to my knowledge - Respect to advising me not to mention their Names in the office I dont remember except Mr. Shaffer mentioning that he had a quarrell with Mr. Odibert and did not like to do business in the office as he made use of bad Language to the old Man then in office - As for large - commissions considering the Number of Times to attend at the office was not more than I often had from different People for the same business both in Pennsylvanias Land Office and in the War office To convince you that the love of Gain was not my object I refused to buy Capt. Thomas Wylie and other officers Land warrants;Knowing Suspecting them to be Illegally taken from the War office and had them returned out of the Hand of the Broker, Hands back into the Land office - Please to ask Mr. Jones clerk about this matter; I could bought them under the market price but rejected to buy; and had them all returned to the War office. The bundle of powers I gave into the Hands of Mr. Simmons I dont fully remember who presented them to the War office; but Mr. Lewis no doubt may remember as he has made remarks on them with red ink - They were left Inclosed by some Person with a [undecipherable] of advice; all are in your Hands I believe there was not any Warrants delivered of that parcell - This is all I know or can think off respecting these matters December the 2nd 1796 came before me the Subscriber Alexander Power and made oath according to Law that the fore going Statement of things - respecting the war office is the truth according to the best of his knowledge and belief Subscriber and made oath before one of the aldermen Isaac Howell Alex. Power