You will see, Gentlemen, by the statement I have the honor to enclose for your consideration, that the sums I am to pay, exceed by one million those that are to be paid me. And making even abstraction of all that is not Mr Morris' bill, there still remains a defect of 500,000 livres, independent of the allowance to be made for his usual wants, from January 24th (date of his last bills) up to the 12th of March. I am happy to have it in my power to say, that I have exerted to this instant, all that my zeal and my faculties could suggest to me. Did the last keep pace with the former, I should never have applied but to them. However, the state of affairs is such now, that a resolution must be taken relative thereto; and, even, without delay; the bearers of Mr Morris's bills growing so urgent upon me, that rather than to have occasioned any difficulty before I could be informed of your resolution, I preferred accepting a further sum of 54,000 livres this day. I crave your Excellencies will honor me with a quick answer; meantime, I remain &c. GRAND. * * * _State of the Finances of Congress at Paris, on the 10th of May_, 1783. Balance due to me on the last account, Livres 413,892 13 9 Sums paid by his Excellency Benjamin Franklin's orders, 172,001 5 1 The honorable Robert Morris's drafts to be paid, 1,872,871 1 10 His fresh drafts from January 24th, at 60 days sight, of which I have already accepted 54,000 livres, 804,371 8 --------------- 3,263,136 8 8 Interest on the Dutch Loan, 400,000} Sabatier & Desprez' claim } for articles to the Marquis } de Lafayette, 134,000} ------- 534,000 --------------- Livres 3,797,136 8 8 * * * * * M. DE LAFAYETTE TO THE COMMISSIONERS. Paris, May 12th, 1783. Gentlemen, Having yesterday conferred with Count de Vergennes upon some public concerns, he requested I would tell you what, instead of troubling you with the demand of a meeting, I think better to mention in this note.