[151] of the balance advert to M^r Foren [undecipherable] by M^r Bedlow who being a Public Officer and a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] could not do it without a proper Voucher at the time which is most probably [undecipherable]. That the United States cannot be Answerable for the depreciation of the money in M^r Stores hands as he was the Person who legally had an Authority to receive it and whose receipts were the same to the Public as if the said Officers themselves had received it. That it appears to me that the United States are holden to pay Cap Watkins the Sum of 933. [undecipherable] and to Cap [undecipherable] the Sum of 193. [undecipherable] at the rate of [undecipherable] for one being the Value of money when it was last received from M^r Foren — J.P. Report Office of Army Acc^ts Octo^r 4. 1786 The Commissioners for Settling the Acc^ts of the late Army to whom was referred the Memorial of William Stuart and Palmer [undecipherable]. beg leave to Report. That independant of the expectations of the Regiments from the Vacancy, which may arise on their on the promotion of a Col^o to the rank of a Brigadier on this Establishment, the Officers have a Claim to promotion by Virtue of Vacancies, which have or are Supposed to have arisen