altogether temporary and only admitted for such time as the necessity of his appointment might be superceded by the [presence?] of a cheaper or dangerous [undecipherable], It may be proper that the allowance to [reduce?] soldiers surviving, to the number of Troops now allotted such information [confer?] on the subject as may enable the Secretary of War to decide, for the sum must be in the first instance referred to him for his [acceptance?], it will be proper to [forward] with the [certificate] of the Officer before mentioned, and in our future claim the like authority with the additional evidence of the Doctors service by the execution of their name in the muster Roll will be required, his account is therefore returned for such evidence as I have mentioned. I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] on the 10 [undecipherable] last and then inform you that your accounts must be put in train for examination. I have been so much hurried since the making of Congress that they have not yet had attention paid, but in a few days they shall be gone upon, [undecipherable signature] David Henley Esq^r February 28 [17undecipherable] Knoxville — Sir Your letter of the [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] 11^th & 14^th Inst are received with the several accounts & vouchers accompany- ing them, they will be filed with those before received subject to proper examination. [undecipherable initials]