Morris complains of the chaos in which Congressional irresponsibility in drawing bills has left the affairs of his Department. Asks John Jay to cooperate with him in straightening the book-keeping tangle by submitting a full account of bills paid and outstanding.".I am sure you will be Sensible how necessary it is for me to know the exact State of our pecuniary Affairs lest on the one Hand I should risque the public Credit by an Excess of Drafts or on the other leave their Monies unemployed while they experience some Distress from the Want."
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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829