[John Pierce Esq. Ag^t West Point] New York. March 12^th 1784. Sir— Please to accept my thanks for your favour of the [undecipherable] Writing, and for sending a copy of the Pay Rolls of my Company as it was settled at Albany the 26^th of February 1776. I find it impossible for me to render as complete an account of the [strikethrough: disposal]ition of that money as I could wish. My Company Book is still in being, and on overhauling my papers I have found a number of Receipts which I received from sundry Men belonging to the Company; yet as I had taken it for granted, that the Settlement Brigade at Albany was final, as far as it respected the Militia, I had only laid my account with having matters so arranged as not to lay open to any improper demands from any of the men. On examining my books and Receipts, I find receipts in full for the Balance due to all the Men whose Names are on the List N. 1. The Names on the List N. 2. were settled with previous to the settlement of the 26^th 1776 as appears by the Pay Roll. The eleven Names on the List N. 3. I am very clear were entirely settled with; altho their accounts in the book do not amount to quite as much as were due to them. I have several reasons for confirming this opinion, one is that I know I saw, most if not all those men frequently after my return from Canada. Henry has since been an Officer in the Regiment with me— Bates, Bowdewine, [undecipherable] and Davis lived in this City, and I spoke to them frequently after my return from Canada. So that I am very sure they are settled with, and I have no doubt, but [that] receipts for the balance due to each of these men, which are either mislaid or lost. There is one more particular reason which convinces me that those men were settled with— After my return from Canada (and settling with all the Men who was with me at that time, or who called on me subsequent to my return to New York) I made out a list with the Names of each man who had not been settled with, and the balance due to them respectively. On that list neither of those eleven names appear. This list I usually carried about with me, and when ever I found a man who had not been settled with, I never failed paying [strikethrough: him] the balance due to him. N. 4. contains all the Names that remain on the "before mentioned" List who have not been settled with; and by this it will appear that there is a balance of £40. 0. 2. remaining in my hands, to be paid to the Men mentioned in that list. Should it be thought most proper to put that money into any other hands to be paid those Men whenever they may demand it, I have no objection; only let it be done in a way that it will acquit me if I should be called on by any of them. The Men whose Names are in the List N^o. 1. have [undecipherable] in the whole, [undecipherable] more than their dues, as appears by the book. Thus Sir, I have given you as particular an [strikethrough: account] description of the state of the account of my Company as is in my power. Likewise inclose you a General Acc^t Current between the United States and myself with a respect to that Company. I hope what I have done will be satisfactory; and that no impediment may remain in the way of completing the final settlement of my account with the Public. I am Sir with Great regard and esteem y^r Hum. Serv^t M. Willett John Pierce