[undecipherable] Martinburg 6^th Apr 179[undecipherable] The [undecipherable] which has presented itself of replying to your letter of 29 [undecipherable] last, [I] am [now?] [absence?] at N.Y. for the money for the [troops?] of the Garrison, from whence I did not return till towards the close of [Feb?]. Two days after my return to the [Post?], the orderly [Sergeant?] [told?] of the privates of my Company, [deserting?] taking with him [upwards of] [undecipherable] of the Company's money which they had contrived first to get possession of — [undecipherable] thereby [they] [undecipherable] I set out [immediately?] upon the pursuit of them from whence I did not get back till two days ago — I had the satisfaction to [recollect?] the villains tho' not ere they had got quite to Baltimore — Annexed you have my account of expenses incurred in pursuing Deserters whilst in the recruiting Service which I think you [note?] [form?] agreeably to the [form?] prescribed in your letter of the aforesaid date — The United States to Capt. [Stites?] for expenses incurred in pursuit of Deserters whilst recruiting at Trenton &[undecipherable] Septr. 1793. To this sum advanced [?] Earl [?] $ [undecipherable] 64 [undecipherable] in pursuit of [being?] [undecipherable] Deserter [?] 2 — [undecipherable] [?] was not Apprehended at Earl [undecipherable] [five?] deserters [undecipherable] [undecipherable] expenses my [?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [?] [?] [?] [?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [?] [last?] not — [undecipherable] [?] [?] [?] [undecipherable] his not apprehended [?] more [?] [undecipherable] Deserter — To this sum advanced at [Perry?] [undecipherable] [Miles?] to go in pursuit of [?] Deserters [undecipherable] [?] at Baltimore [?] by him Deserters as [undecipherable] per [note?] It will be recollected that at the time this money was expended [it?] [was?] [poured?] [upon?] to [undecipherable] [Service?] [under?] [undecipherable] with the [necessity?] of a receipt for expenses of this nature [was?] [undecipherable] I am Sir your [Ob't?] [Ser't?] [undecipherable: probable reading W. W. Stites] Capt. [docketing panel, largely undecipherable] [undecipherable] [?] [?] Esq^r [undecipherable]