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 ½ 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 Enclose the Same to me; when I Shall be ready to Issue you, your Certificates Sam. H[undecipherable] General Patterson Sir                                              Office of Army Acct^s Sep 9. 1796 Having examined two Accounts N^o 1 & 2 Exhibited to me by Cap^t Adam McLane Late of Col^o 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^t N^o 3. the advance made to Doctor Skinner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 500. Cap Armstrong - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 595. Cap. Randolph - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 340. M^r Hardy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160. Doctor Skinner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 120. Cap. Randolph - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1500 Cap. Armstrong - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 Trumpet Major - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200                                                                       3815 appears.