Office of Army Accounts New York January 14^th 1797 Dear Sir Your favor of the 20^th Ult^o was duly received a partly to your request I have enclosed an account of the Monies which you have received in the accounting from D^r in favor of your Company — The Resolve of Congress of Nov^r 2^d 1785 limitting the claims of the Army to the 1^st August last — which was published in the papers above Six months since severely prevents me from complying with your wishes in having your Account Settled and entirely to redem any Claim which you have to any Other Officer against the United States untill the application had been made before that period and the accounts filed in this Office I know of no Officer that is now authorised to settle with you, neither can I inform you in what manner you will be able to procure the Money which you say is still due — I am Sir &^c J Howell Jun^r M^r Gibbs Jones