[715] New York January 15^th 1787 Dear Sir I enclosed you in my Letter of October 19^th last an account, wherein you had made a mistake of an hundred Dollars but the name of the Officer was omitted, for which reason I am uncertain whether it was the one inclosed, Doctor [undecipherable] or not. I therefore inclose it, and request if it is not done already that you would attempt to get this sum back from him. Jn^o White Esquire Sam^l Pierce New York January 16^th 1787 Sir Your Letter of the 3^d Instant is received, enclosing a warrant for one hundred Dollars and also returning sundry receipts taken by Colonel Harmer, according to the general Principles of Public business, copies of receipts & obligations are not sufficient to authenticate a charge against any Officer, and therefore admitting them in this instance as a credit to the Colonel before the Officers have by their settlement acknowledged the same, is improper. I have not however returned the Papers as you requested, because I shall want them when the accounts of the Corps are settled, if the originals are not then forwarded, which I hope will be the case. I am of opinion that the best mode of ballancing the Colonels account, is by a settlement with the Corps, in which settlement it will be expected that the Colonels vouchers should be produced and that he have a credit for all his payments. M^r Beatty Sam^l Pierce New York January 19^th 1787 Sir Your Letter of December 19^th has been attended to, and I find that you are right respecting the deduction for the Cincinnati. The cause of the omission of its payment arose from your account as the time not being entered in the Public Books and the Clerk who examined the account for the Society of your State, did not advert to your settlement. I shall issue the certificates agreeably to your request. Doct: James Tilton Pierce New York January 22^d 1787 Sir On consideration of the subject of the pay of the regiment commanded by Colonel Harmer, I am of opinion that the whole accounts of the Corps ought to be settled immediately and the ballance of each individual ascertained. To do