New York Jannuary 15th 1787

Sir,

I have considered your claim upon the United states and find that you were made a prisoner on the 20th of September 1774 and that you were exchanged on the seventh of November 1780. that during this time [illegible] on the 1st of May 1779 the regiment in which you belonged was incorporated with that of Pattons - and that you were omitted in that arrangement and then considered as retiring from the Service. You are therefore comprehended within the resolution of June 30th 1786 of which I enclose a copy __ I will settle your accounts on the principles of this resolution on your obtaining a certified copy of your depreciated accound settled with the State which settlement will allow you Pay to the time of your exchange and the years Pay on your appointment as a retiering Officer __ The certificate you prodcue from Coll. Hartly is that he is not sensible that you resigned your Commission which is conformable tot he Public records, it therefore places you on no better footing than those records, and inteed it must be presumed that the Colonel has no official means of information respecting the Officers of his regiment after February 15th 1779. When he resigned his appointment in the army

Pierce

Capt. Ch.e Croxally