I wrote you on the 1st Inst by one Mr Danl Jackson who was imploy'd by Colo. Wood to go to Philadelphia after money, and was to set of from Winchester yesterday or the day before, as you will have recd that letter long before I can reasonably expect this will get to your hands as it is to go from hence to Frederick Town and take its chance from there— I shall only mention here that in my last I inclosd you an order of Mr Snickers for Mr Jackson to pay you 200 dollars out of Money he was to recieve in Philadelphia for Mr Snickers, but least any disappointment should arise I spoke to Colo. Wood who was so obliging as to assure me that he would give such directions to Mr Jackson that if Mr Snickers Order should fail that he shall certainly pay¹ you the above sum, which I hope will relieve you till something farther can be done, I do assure you there is in this Country a most astonishing scarecity of Specie so great that my tenants is unable to pay there Rents and those persons who have purchased produce of me cannot pay for it which distreses me a good deal, tho now as we are blesed with peace, as soon as Ships come in, and trade commences, I have no doubt but that Tobo and other Articles will sell for a generous price— Should you be pinched for Cash before I can send forward other remittances, if it is possable to borrow Cash upon any interest It would be more eligeble then Tobo contracts. the Merchants never fail to twist and turn them in such a manner as render them ruinous to those that ingage in them.

     I had the happiness to recieve your letter by Genl Gates the first Inst and am much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken in sending me the extracts from the proceedings of the Officers, it is a melancholly reflection that Congress should hesitate to do common Justice to a set of Men that deserve everything at our hands, the dispute seams to be thrown into a Channel that will conduct it with coolness, wisdom & propriety, and I doubt not Congress will see there folly and redress the Grievances of the Army and that a happy conclusion will be put to that business—In your last you seam to suppose in Mr Maury a manner of Stating advances &c. he placed them in a line to be twice paid—possably you suppose that I have been charged here with the Tobo he sent, and you charg'd there with the money it sold for and that you recd now this is not the case I acct with Mr Maury for the money you have recd there from Mr Meade on his credit, and pay him in Tobo at a certain price, I have nothing to do with the Sales of his Tobo in Philadelphia all that is necessary for me to know is what money or goods you have recd from Mr Meade upon Mr Maurys credit. you transmited me by Mr Thoms Lee a Memd of what money you had at that time recd from Mr Mead a Copy of which I now inclose you, but Mr Maury gives me an acct of two other sums paid you by Mr Meade one in Jany & the other in Feby and to the best of my remembrance (for I have not the Acct by me) one of these sums was twenty odd pounds and the other Sixteen pounds odd— whatever they were please to add them to the foot of the inclos'd Acct and send it in yr next letter to Berkley where I shall be till the 24 Inst as I have admited those charges in a temporary settlement made with Mr Maury as I came up and want to make our settle final as I go down the £26.5.0 advanced by Mr Ross on Mr Maurys Letter you mentioned he expected to recieve there so that it was not considered in my settlement with Mr Maury, you will therefore make payment as soon as you get Cash, and I find that your taylors Acct & that sum will leave you but in poor circumstances again—but I shall do the best I can to have your wants relieved, & I hope I shall shortly have it more in my power then heretofore— Colo. Ball complains that you dont write to him, and seams to be anxcious to he<ar> from you besides abt some business he had applyed to you to transact for him— I am very anxcious to hear how the dispute with the army is setled, and the Genl opinion when trade will begin to flourish, an authentic copy of the treaty of peace betwean the United States & G. Britain I shall be glad to get as soon as it comes to hand. I am my dear Bushrod Your very Aff. Father