settlements made by M^r Nicholson & find that Nicholas Slover and Philip Shearer had a settlement with him, M^r N. requests you will form a list of the whole settle=ment made to that Regiment and specify the time of their several discharges. he will then examine the whole and inform you of any Settlements being made to the prejudice of either State. Cap^t Bunner informs me that Levy David was 2^d Serj^t and Jacob (say John) Harris was Drum Major, they were Mustered in his Company as Oldest Captain but belonged to your State. No Soldier is allowed depreciation of pay by this State unless he continues until the 10 April 1780 & was legally discharged or died. C. Richmond J.H. Pay Office Philad.^a 12 April 1785 This may Certify that on the examination of the Original Registers filed in this Office it appears that the following described Certificates of Final Settlements were issued by John Pierce Esq^r Commissioner for set=tling the Accounts of the late Army of the United States. Viz — One Number Twenty eight thousand and fifteen, dated State of New York Jan^y 1. 1784 in favor of Peter Mypeck on Interest from the 1^st of Jan^y 1783 for the sum of Eighteen dollars & two ninetieth parts of a Dollar [underline: only] also One N^o 36,642 dated State of N York March 1. 1784 in favor of Peter Chapelon, on Interest from Nov^r 4. 1783 for the sum of twen=ty four dollars [underline: only] also One N^o 43,498 dated State of New York March 1. 1784 in favor of John Walker on Interest from the 1 Jan. 1783, for Eleven dollars and seventy five ninetieth parts of a dollar [underline: only] also One N^o 43,787 dated State of N York March 1. 1784 in favor of Silas Waterman on Interest from the 1^st Jan. 1783 for the sum of Eighty dollars [underline: only] also One N^o 45,649 dated State of N York March 1. 1784 in favor of John Torrey on Interest from the 1 Jan^y 1783 for the sum of One dollar [underline: only] —— For E Elley Esq^r Howell Jun^r [undecipherable] Philad.^a 12 April 1785 Sir Agreeable to your request of the 1^st Inst. I have compared the Return of the Maryland Prisoners with the Books of the Treasury & those of the Pay Office, and inclose you the Accounts of Monies advanced to sundry of them, The following Gentlemen have had settlements for pay &c as Prisoners Viz Col Williams & Lieu^t Masey at the Treasury — Cap^t John Dean, Col Rawlings Cap^t Abram Sheppard Lieu^t Edw^d Duvall Sam^l Wright