War Department 28 September 179[undecipherable] Sir, I have received your letter dated the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] that measures may not be [undecipherable] speedily be taken, to pay the [undecipherable] of the United States. [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] letter relating to the causes which [undecipherable] to have their [undecipherable] attention to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to come [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that in your opinion some delay [undecipherable] in this particular is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] It becomes therefore proper that [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] I can discover, in whatever relates to the [undecipherable] or the Army, no deficiency of any organ[undecipherable] which it [undecipherable] with this Department [undecipherable] one or more deputies, one [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] accountable to the Pay Master General, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] not with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] intelligence on [undecipherable] it. I can determine in this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they can be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] appointments [undecipherable] the troops regularly, but [undecipherable] payments [undecipherable] the payrolls, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] The deficiency [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the forms for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] presented [undecipherable] the Treasury to the Pay[undecipherable] General [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] duty, [undecipherable] his instructions to the Commanders [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] forms [undecipherable] [undecipherable] officers [undecipherable] [undecipherable] whom they would [undecipherable] accompany. The [undecipherable] forms originally [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] department[undecipherable] [undecipherable] apparently had no agency [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] instructions to the Paymaster [undecipherable] [undecipherable] satisfactory in facilitating [undecipherable] payments to the troops [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] my attention [undecipherable] particularly called to them, until the late difficulties presented. It was [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] opinion that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] received and expressed [undecipherable] viz, that one or two of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] considered by the Comptroller as competent to muster in [undecipherable] their commands, and [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] certificates, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the Paymaster and to vouche [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I cannot [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the preceding observations [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] to satisfy [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] have not intentionally, as I am conscious [undecipherable] have in certain [undecipherable] neglected [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] incumbent upon me is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the payment of the troops, to effect which [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I am extremely anxious, the most proper and efficacious measures, should be adopted. I am Sir with great respect your obedient humble serv^t James McHenry [Major General [undecipherable]]