Mr Pierce Pay Master General of the Army, will have the honor of delivering this Letter; he waits upon your Excellency to see whether any ways & means can be devised to procure Money for the payment of the Troops of the New York Line—It is a matter of such interesting importance that I cannot forbear recommending it to the earliest & most serious attention of the State. I have the honor to be Your Excellency’s Most Obed Ser.