Asgill, having established a second battalion of the 11th Regiment of Foot, had to pay to equip his men out of his own pocket – he then experienced difficulty receiving a refund from the Treasury. Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, wrote from Dublin Castle to his brother Henry, Joint Secretary to the Treasury, on 3 January 1809: "I enclose some papers which I have received from Sir Charles Asgill relative to the issue of 8 months off reckonings for the Second Battallion 11th Regiment copies present. He is entitled to this issue, but the ground on which he desires to have the money at an early period is that he raised the regiment in this country and purchased for them the accoutrements and other articles the expense of which this advance is intended to defray and that whenever articles of this description are purchased in Ireland they must be paid for in ready money, as the tradesmen are unable to give credit as they do in England. An officer, therefore, who incurs the expenses here ought to receive the money from the Treasury to defray them as soon as possible, otherwise he must the amount which is his due and pay interest for it. I shall be obliged to you if you will endeavour to manage this matter in such a manner as *will* that Sir Charles Asgill may receive his 8 months off reckonings immediately."