the Officers and Men Voluntarily gave Credits for the same on their Settlements. M^r. Hockley having this day also Exhibited his Account of these advances to me in Order to be Obtain a discharge for the Same, and it appearing to me improper that the United States should bear any loss in Consequence of the failure of the State in making the Stoppage or that they should be Chargeable with this money at a greater Value than the State has deducted the Same from the Line, I have done myself the honor to address the Board, and to request that if it is proper the State may be either called upon to Exhibit the Acct of Stoppages made for this money or that the whole Sum should be charged at once to the State after deducting sums as have been accounted for or on the Settlements of the Line. I am induced to propose this the more readily because this is one of the States that has taken on it self unauthorized to settle with its Line for the Year 1781. and which has neglected to Call on the Officers of the United States for any advances. Honorable Sam [signature] The Board of Treasury Sir New York Sep^t 16. 1786 I have presented the late Major Hynes Claim for pay as Commissary of Prisoners to the Comptroller Office who's Objection to in allowance are that there is no Certificates of the times when he Ceased doing that duty. The same Objection arises in respect to his pay as Deputy Adjutant General, and which in my Opinion is very proper to be Settled by the State and a Resolution of Congress of the 21 July 1783 hath recommended to the several States to whom the Officers taken from the Line to Act in the departments of the General Staff belong to adjust & discharge on Accounts of the United States the depreciation on their Pay on the same manner and to the same time they settle their Accounts as Officers of the Line. as this Account arises within the time of depreciation which was settled by the State, I think that the State Auditors will not hesitate to make a Settlement yet agreeably to the before mentioned resolution. I should have given you this information in my former Letter, but I was taken in the time that the Account arose in, supposing it to have been within the Period of my Settlement. if you furnish me with the papers necessary to Settle the Major's Account as Commissary of prisoners, I will get the Settlement made for you with pleasure, and am Sir [signature] Daniel Tucker Esquire.