The American Commissioners to John Ross
ALS: Detroit Public Library; AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society;
copies: National Archives (four); transcript: National Archives
<Passy, September 30, 1778: We received yours of September
22. We have no authority to give you orders or advice beyond
what concerns the large sum of money advanced you by the
commissioners some time ago for which you refuse to account.
We have nothing to do with your private affairs and
your relationship to Congress, nor can we be justified in advancing
more money to someone whose refusal to submit accounts
has been accompanied by circumstances of indecency.
Save yourself the trouble of writing us until those accounts
are settled. P.S. Mr. Williams’ accounts indicate an advance of
20,000 livres to you as well.>
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