1779 June 22. - [undecipherable] at as Congress to go out not [undecipherable] complete, his allowances & this appears to be such as he wished — [undecipherable] but not to come into this for some Men & [undecipherable] for expences — [undecipherable] March 9, 1779. In a bounty of 200 dolls be given to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the June 23 most allow allowance [undecipherable] for not [undecipherable] [The following is an extract of a [undecipherable] Order of the November 23. 1775. [undecipherable] expected out of the Old Regiments, and [undecipherable] — In [undecipherable] [undecipherable] after the Time of their present [undecipherable], as new Comp[undecipherable] all new Recruits, that is, men who are not at present in the Service, will [undecipherable] enter after they do so as they enlist, and will be allowed for [undecipherable] a pay for Subsistence, from the Time they are [undecipherable] until they march for the [Camp?], and one [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from their usual Place of Abode, to their Regiment for Subsistence and expence[?] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] once [undecipherable] as expence, and [undecipherable] any [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in force and [undecipherable] the expences [undecipherable] one might [undecipherable] and that the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] for the rations supply [undecipherable] — any proper [undecipherable] being produced, it is supposed that Capt. [undecipherable] allow under some [undecipherable] for that purpose— but the allowances of [undecipherable] in ration appears to [undecipherable] as the [undecipherable] for this [undecipherable] in this town be applied. I think [undecipherable] only 8 of [undecipherable] for 1783 [undecipherable] — The above [undecipherable] would not be allowed by any any [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] for Subsistence— the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] would only be measurable, but I can not find a demand of this nations before, nor as [undecipherable] in which it is presented — the expence is approaching [undecipherable] the No — it too general this particular mutilations [undecipherable] and I [undecipherable] to this only [undecipherable] many, if [undecipherable] allowed as [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] there — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of G Subsistence in [undecipherable] has a resolution for [undecipherable] allowance, but [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the same time I say to [undecipherable] some [undecipherable] 1776 Feb 12 That each officer [undecipherable] in the recruiting Service, or in their March to join the army be allowed 2⅔ doll[?] a week for subsistence & the same relative to [undecipherable] one dollar a week & 1½ doll[?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. 1776 July 17 That a[?] a person be allowed to the recruiting Officers in lieu of [undecipherable] in recruiting [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] being, as also July 6. 1776 [undecipherable] May 10. 1776 & July 30. 1776 supply doubled. [undecipherable] account of 2½ doll given to every recruit [undecipherable] I account & a debt a share not [undecipherable] to this Court & be shall out it from those pay. June 26 — a bounty of 20 dolls given to recruits who in list for 3 years and also July 16. 1776. Septon 16 a bounty of 20 dolls given & each recruit in listing for the War. — the bounty of 20 dolls & rations to those already in list for this War, & the bounty already received to be considered as [undecipherable] payment. Nov 12 — Three notes [undecipherable] I the same bounty as those [undecipherable] for this War. That the States of Virginia [undecipherable] he has not permitted to give more than the [undecipherable] Continental bounty. 24 — Free States are entitled to be in list for 8 years or during this War. 1777 June 22 recruits to [undecipherable] 1½ doll[?] weeks subsistence till they join their regiment. August 14 Regimental [undecipherable] to be furnished with advances [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to account for recruiting money — this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ordinary. July 31 The States to be divided into districts to [undecipherable] a proper person in each district to be appointed to recruit— that the States allow for each recruit [undecipherable] dolls in full of his Continental 1778 July 8 Congress in a copy of the [undecipherable] correctly accounted 26 Regulations concerning derangements [undecipherable]. That the States be allowed 2½ of a doll[?] [undecipherable] Miles for each [undecipherable] [undecipherable] according to the places of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] enlistments. 296 16 July 3 — And Washington [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] bounty [undecipherable] 3 Philadelphia July 12 1788 — Dear Sir— The [pressure?] of my Office has been so great, that until this moment I could not give you [undecipherable] a particular attention as the Honorable [undecipherable]. I have written you a copy of the Return of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] — that [?] by which [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] finding [undecipherable] but I am [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] Officers [undecipherable] the nations in [undecipherable] stated— that they must refine [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Regulations [undecipherable] that Month [undecipherable] [undecipherable] after [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I am [undecipherable] in my [undecipherable] required [undecipherable] the rations charged by [undecipherable] they incurred after a contract was made for supplying the same, I cannot find that Evans has ever settled his account, prior to [undecipherable] — I am therefore unable to furnish you any more information upon it— It is a receipt with the Public Officers of the United States for [undecipherable] accounts — I beg at [my?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] rule [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] for that purpose, after this [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] it shall [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] attend. [undecipherable] Attorney and any other [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Tom F. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Major [undecipherable] — If they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I am of Opinion this supports by the [undecipherable] of Congress — I am of Opinion this recommendation of [undecipherable] is not to be [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the States to give any Allowance to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and make a Charge of it to the Continent, [undecipherable] they are to be [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] that agreeably to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — it is of [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] for all the [undecipherable] of Regiment, which in my Opinion some most properly [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by this [undecipherable] to entitle to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] June 9 The Congress [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] and 1777 after this that to [undecipherable] to it the [undecipherable] — that all Officers with they [undecipherable] in March shall receive [undecipherable] as Subsistence— That Officers and Soldiers [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] one Day [undecipherable] as rations for every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to travel home, or [undecipherable] their Regiment — May 25 That all Continental Officers who are or may be [undecipherable] 1778 and not retained are [undecipherable] to be entitled as Supernumeraries in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the Act of Congress of [undecipherable] 23 1778 — April 16 Officers reduced from [undecipherable] to be with on to August 1^st 1780 as of the 1781 Con[tinental?] Officers that they be allowed [undecipherable] — my [undecipherable] Note [undecipherable] of a Dollar [undecipherable] 29675 Note — a [undecipherable] of non [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] of a Dollar [undecipherable] by us — [undecipherable] only to the Officers — is [undecipherable] by us — [undecipherable] only to them who has the Bond to pay in [undecipherable] — 29675 That Officers returned from [undecipherable] add settled at the May 26 [undecipherable] the Resolutions of [undecipherable] 28 [undecipherable] 3 — May 25 1781 1777 to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] in new [undecipherable] — Some [undecipherable] records of the Delaware Regiment have never come [undecipherable] any of the [undecipherable] Officers for Settlement — The usual [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to which we [undecipherable] January 9 1778 — [undecipherable] so long as they are an Officer of the United States to [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] and their Nations [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] May 13 1778 — All [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] to all Officers with [undecipherable] may be [undecipherable] to Officers on [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] — Nov 20 [undecipherable] — And [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to many [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] 24675