Credited the Amount you have paid him; the Ballance of your Account appears to have arisen when old Money was Specie but as you might have kept it in your hands I have reduced it at 2 ⅔ for one and Carried the Amount to the Debit of your Specie Account. if you agree to that Settlement and can Attest to the truth of it. that it is no way to the injury of the Public, I wish you to do it on the back of the Account and Inclose the Same to me; when I Shall be ready to Issue you your Certificates General Patterson Sam. [undecipherable] Sir Office of Army Acct^t Sep 9. 1786 Having examined two Accounts N^o 1 & 2 Exhibited to me by Cap. Adam McLane Late of Col. Lee's Legion I find some Objections arising on them, which make it improper for me to admit, the Charges agreeable to the principles adopted by me in Accounts of this Nature. without a direction from Congress. Acco. N^o 3. the advances made to Doctor Pennin - - - - - - - - 500. Cap. Armstrong - - - - - - - 595. Cap. Randolph - - - - - - - - 340. M. Handy - - - - - - - - - - 160. Doctor Pennin - - - - - - - - 120. Cap. Randolph - - - - - - - - 1500 Cap. Armstrong - - - - - - - 200 Trumpet Major - - - - - - - - 200 3815 Appears to be the proper Charges against these Officers and for which they ought to Account. but they have already closed their Accounts without giving Cap. McLane any Credit for his advances & therefore if they are now allowed they must be a loss to the United States. unless the Officers can be found in which Case indeed they are not liable to repay the Money, because there is no receipt or Acknowledgement produced to me by which they can be bound. The Charges for expences in this Acct. N^o 3 to Delaware - - - - - - - - 1500 to Baltimore - - - - - - - - 750. to Annapolis - - - - - - - - 1000. to Norfolk & Anne County - - 600. at Portsmouth - - - - - - - 1000. at Williamsburgh - - - - - - 1000. at Hampton - - - - - - - - - 300. at Patyanhatank - - - - - - - 500. at Hampton - - - - - - - - - 600. falick - - - - - - - - - - - 1000 Horsshire - - - - - - - - - 2000 to Parton - - - - - - - - - 300 19,750 Doum: 14,365 are Accompanied with Col. Lee's Certificates that the money has been expended on proper Service. but as these Charges are generally and not Sufficiently ascertaining the Nature of the Service and the time Employed in it,