from any half pay or commutation. But supposing this not to be the case your transfer of Capt.ain will not entitle you to the allowance, because it was a breach which is only honorary. and entitles the person to no more than what is expressly mentioned in the Appointments agreeably to the following Resolves of Cong.^s April 30. 1778. see the Resolve. April 1. 1779. and Sept 10^th 1783. Sam. J P Major Arch.^d Mc Allister Gentlemen. Office of Army Accounts Oct 28. 1786. Agreeably to your direction of yesterday I do myself the honor to Inclose a stating of the late Gen.^l Lee Accounts as they were reported to the Comptroller in my absence by my assistant. I have the Honor to be Honorable Board of Treasury. J P Dear Sir New York Oct. 28. 1786. Your Letter of the 13^th together with one from General Gist has been received by me. and an Attention paid to their Contents. you were mistaken in Entering the Charge against the General of 378 dollars. as received of M.^r Hichley — it was paid him by me on the 2^d of October 1783