Office of Army Accounts New York Decemb.^r 19. 1786 Sir, The several accounts inclosed in yours of the 14.^th Instant are now returned and the reasons noted why they cannot be admitted — Since you made a settlement of your Recruiting Account Colonel George Nagle has presented his Accounts and those of Colonel Anth.^y J. Morris for settlement, on examining the several receipts and charges made by them for monies advanced the Officers of the late 9 Regiment I find that you have short credited Colonel Nagle 530 Dollars and Colonel Morris 100 dollars making together the sum of 630 doll.^s for your better information I have stated the Account of Monies recived and the Credits given by you which you will find enclosed — In order to rectify this mistake I have to request you will immediately transmit or bring the Certificate granted you on the supposed balance of your Account that I may be enabled to do justice to the United States —— Yours &c, Howell Jun.^r Cap. Matthew Henderson D.^r Captain Matthew Henderson late of the 9 Reg.^t Pennsylvania in Account with the United States C.^r | | Dollars | 90^ths | | Dollars | 90^ths | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1776 | | | By the following Sums credited by you on settlement of your Recruiting Account the 23.^d January 1786 [viz] —— | | | | Dec. 10. To cash paid you by Col. George Nagle for the recruiting service as P.^t receipt | 400 | | 1776 | | | | 13. To ditto by ditto — for ditto P. d.^o | 260 | | Nov. 25. Receiv.^d of the State of Pennsyl.^a by J.M. Nesbitt | 200 | | | 77 Jan. 21. To ditto by ditto for ditto d.^o | 200 | | Dec. 10. of Col.^t Anth.^y J. Morris . . . . | 400 | | | Mar. 18. To ditto by ditto for ditto d.^o | 130 | 990 | 13. of Col.^t Geo. Nagle . . . . ( | 260 | | | April 5. To ditto by Col.^t Anth.^y J Morris . . . . . | 500 | | 77 Jan. 21. of Ditto . . . . | 200 | | | Feb.^y 5. To ditto P. by Col. George Nagle to L.^t Samuel Davis as P.^t receipt which sum should have been accounted for by you as the Men recruited by Lieu.^t Davis were included in your recruiting Account & the bounty allowed . . . . . . | 130. | | Feb.^y of Ditto : . . . | 130 | 590 | | 1776 | | | Ballance unaccounted for by Captain Henderson still due the United States . . . . . . } | 630 | | | Nov. 25. To Cash paid you by the State of Pennsylvania P. J.M. Nesbitt | 200 | | | | | | Dollars 1820 | oo | | Dollars 1820 | oo | | Sir Exclusive of the above sum of six hundred & thirty dollars unaccounted for by you, Colonel Nagle charges you with One Hundred dollars paid the 10.^th June 177[7] also with the sum of £5.5.0 equal to fourteen dollars paid you on the 2.^d Aug.^t 177[7] but as he has no produced receipts for those sums I have not charged them to your account Cap. Matthew Henderson Joseph Howell Jun.^r A.^r Comm.^r Office of Army Accounts N York Dec. 19.^th 1786 — [undecipherable]