[10] Commissaries Office Army State New York September 30^th 1796 Dear Sir Inclosed you will recieve the return of monies advanced to sundry Soldiers of the Maryland Line with a Certificates of the Credits given said State by sundries of Hazen Regiment and his Legion — also the Bill of Jacob Lewis & some Letters of James Burr which from the hurry [undecipherable] in at your departure were left in the Office — The Blue Book as you know it, is also due, and when a good conveyance offers will be forwarded — I am &c J. Howell Jr. John Pratt Esq. New York Oct 2^d 1796 Sir In answer to yours of the 28^th Ult^o received this day — I have to inform you that no part of the Supernumeraries pay is charged to Capt^t Waugh on the settlement of his accounts with you — Capt^t Waugh has received that pay of Mr. Dungan [undecipherable] to the Regiment of which I have now informed Mr. Nicholson I am &c J. Howell Jr. Capt Alext. Power