[Report] Office of Army Accounts June 26 1786 The Commissioners for Settling the Accounts of the late Army, to whom was referred the Petition of John Stevens Esqr. Leave to Report. That Mr John Stevens was appointed a Captain in a Connecticut Regiment in the Service of the United States on the 19 of January 1776. That he was made a Prisoner by the British Troops at the Cedars in Canada on the 20^th of May in the same year. That he was one of four Captains left as Hostages for the Performance of the Articles of the Cartel settled on the 27 Day of May 1776 between the Commander of the American Army in Canada and Cap. Forster of the British Troops. That it Appears from the Copy of a Certificate given by the British Comg of Prisoners that those Hostages were not Considered by the British as released untill the 11 Day of July 1782 when an Exchange took place in lieu of the one of May 1786. That Cap John Stevens has not received any Settlements of his Accounts in any of the Offices of the United States. That he did in May last apply by Memorial to the Legislature of the State of Connecticut, for the Settlement of his Accounts for Pay & depreciation agreeably to the recommendation of Congress in their Act of the 23^th May