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New York March 18th 1786 sideways on page [illegible March 18 1786 Copied] Sir

Your letter of the [illegible] instant being come to hand & the accounts referred to is the same hand attended to by us I am at a loss without further information what con duct to pursue that will to justice do the [illegible] and not at the same time open a door for claims which may never cease. A question naturally here occurs, why this demand was not made before, & how the soldiers pay is long wanted by [illegible] officer dues? But is subject to the amount itself, it appears to be in general settlement of the pay & other allowances of your company from I suppose [ illegible] after it was raised up to the 15th March [illegible] at the time when I conclude it was discharged. it compounds also, come up [illegible] and advances to recruiting officers on the first I have to observe that it appears to me property in order to properly comprehend [illegible] part of the claim. that the commanding office had when [illegible] [illegible] pay & clothing that the [illegible certificsants] from Nance

& Caldwells accounts had to furnished, as also the

numbers and each other original Papers as [illegible] furnished procured.