[undecipherable] [undecipherable] more informed and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] received in manner that [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] And in the [undecipherable], an account in the above is has [undecipherable] as of [undecipherable] in referred to him after Trial & which I do [undecipherable] the above [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] some [undecipherable], may [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] in the name of five hundred & twenty dollars which he never, upon came to his use in any manner whatever, but that the same is lost and cannot be reclaimed. — I have therefore humbly to request that Congress directed to be paid, as has been done in cases of a similar nature for other persons to grant that the same may be passed to my credit, on the settlement of my accounts, or that some other relief may be afforded that will be just — and proper. [signature] President of Congress Philadelphia 1 November 1784 Having been appointed by John Pierce Esquire Pay Master to take charge of the cash granted for the use of the Pay Office which appointment took place the 1 January 1783 and continued till the 1 July 1784. — In that a very large sum passed through my hands and unfortunately a loss of five hundred and twenty dollars was found upon balancing [undecipherable] cash account which I believe to have been lost in the following manner. In the Month of June 1783 at the time the [undecipherable] was removed to Princeton by order of the Secretary at War. A note of the Honorable Robert Morris dated [undecipherable] June 1783 payable in 6 Months for one hundred [undecipherable] dollars was paid by mistake [undecipherable] with other of his bills. And in the month of May 1784 in paying several large sums a mistake arose which occasioned the loss of [undecipherable] hundred and Twenty dollars for paying three sheets of M^r Morris's 6 Months notes of the larger denominations in place & the smaller 3 Sheets of 170 dollars each Amt to 510 3 d. d. [undecipherable] 90 difference 420 every possible inquiry was made for the recovery of the sum but without effect. This I declare upon my sacred Honor to be the truth, and that I never appropriated any part of such public [undecipherable] or in any manner whatever to any private use whatever. Geo Reed A Copy [undecipherable] lately to [undecipherable] Copy office on January [undecipherable] that the circumstances stated in the annexed Certificate are [undecipherable] and due to the best of my knowledge. New York December 27 1787 Geo Reed Sworn before me [Th.] Hazard Att[orney] Office of Army Accounts New York January 26 178[7] This may certify that Captain [Leonard?] Cooper was [undecipherable] to the Invalid Regiment in the late war & continued in the same to the Third day of November 1783 after which he was continued at West Point in a body of Pensioners and received from the United States while in that Corps the annexed sums and that he was with the whole Corps discharged by the Secretary at War in consequence of a resolution of Congress of June [undecipherable] 1783 placing all the Invalids on one establishment Received in the year 1784 80 in the year 1785 120 200 which sum is to be charged to Cap^t Cooper's pension acco[unt] under the Resolution above mentioned agreeably to a letter of mine to the State Auditor dated June 23 1786 Pierce Office of Army Accounts New York, March 1, 1787 Gentlemen As the accounts of General Moses Hazen are now before your honorable Board, for adjustment, I take the liberty to State, that M^r Edward [D'Ornan?] late Pay Master to the regiment, has exhibited to me in his accounts sundry advances made to General Hazen from the monies placed in his hands as regimental Pay Master — 1778 July 1524 [undecipherable] 90 July 28 the balance of monies drawn to [undecipherable] The Officers retained rations 3899 amount drawn Dec 11, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 3 [undecipherable] 20 Amo[un]t brought forward in 11473 30/90 Dollars 1779 At the time from account from him received In the name of the regiment 15,200 Dollars 20,602 90/90 Cap^t M[undecipherable] is chargeable to the United States for these advances from the same monies for recruiting the regiment which sums are likewise credited in General Hazen's [undecipherable] against the public. It therefore remains to be decided, to whose credit, on proper vouchers being produced the same [undecipherable] [undecipherable], being for Captain William [undecipherable] 407 [undecipherable] Cap^t John Carlisle 428 41 Cap^t William Satterlee 419 75 Cap^t Moses White 105 37 Cap^t Robert Bivins 229 87 Lieu^t Rob^t Craig 281 75 [undecipherable] James Clark 187 36 Cap Joseph Torrey 1861 81 Ens David Fellows 477 3 Lieu^t Thomas [undecipherable] 154 00 [undecipherable] 4226 36