82. S^r New York August 25^th 1786 Your Letter of the 27 ulto is received if the money has never been out of your hands you are answerable to the men for nothing more than you received from the Public, you could not keep its depreciation & Oblige the men to come to you for it, in this light you will be also considered when you Settle your Accounts with me provided You make it Appear that the identical money is in your hands which you received for the Regiment it is necessary that you come on & Settle your Acct as soon as possible. in respect to the depreciation, if your State will not take on its self a Settlement of it, you will not Obtain it, because Congress have not given to any description of persons except such as were in Service on the 10^th of April 1780 — Gabriel Allen Sam Providence N^o H^r S^r New York Office of Army Accounts August 25. 1786 On the 10^th Instant I received your Claim, for pay as Col^o from January 1777. to the end of the War — I have not entered into any examination of the same for the reason that the Act of Congress which took place on the first Instant and which has been Published for 9 months