will write me immediately by different opportunities, that may forwards them should you not have a set in you. Particular instructions relative to making the payments also be transmitted. You will be aware that the greatest strictness be observed by you in appropriating this money to prevent Speculators from defrauding the Soldiers — Payments to those who served of which proof should be produced, ought to be encouraged in preference to any others, — These circumstances I mention for your government, should you commence payments before I hear from you. I am &c W[undecipherable] --- Nathaniel Macon Esq^r Accountants Office May 8^th 179[undecipherable] Sir The documents produced by you in [undecipherable] of a claim of John Branham late a Private in the 1^st [undecipherable] of light Dragoons, (which appears to have been assigned to Rod^t Bigelow) has enabled me to adjust the same & have to the Treasury that the sum of One hundred & eighty one Dol^rs is due to him, which after an examination in that D[epartment] a certificate of register debt upon Interest will [issue in the name] of John Branham which cannot be made use of agreeably the rules at the Treasury only upon his personal appearance [at] the Office or upon a regular power of Attorney to transfer the