[Amount] brot forward ... [undecipherable] Capt John Hughes ... 79.8 Ens Abram Bogle ... 143.6 Ens Jos: Lewis ... 133— Bounty of 23 men ... 280 1071.00 I have the honor to be Honorable Board of Treasury [P] New York April 3, 17[undecipherable] Sir, By direction of the Sec[retary] to [undecipherable] I herewith transmit you a set of my Accounts and am Y[ou]r Obed[ient] S[ervan]t William Imlay Esq[r] [P] The Commissioner for settling the army accounts begs leave to report on the Petition of Captain [undecipherable] Archer referred to him — [undecipherable] in the 26 of July 1779 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] book of a [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] The resolution of [A?] 24 [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] That [the] Commissioners have [never?] received any [undecipherable] or instruction, and did not [find?] [themselves?] with any emoluments [having regard?] to the resolution of April 20, 1778, [April?] 1779, and September 10, 1783. That the pay paid in [reference?] to Cap[tain] Arch[er] cannot be considered as [before?] his appointment, but only as an [undecipherable] [corps?] [afterwards?] [undecipherable] for the intention [of Congress?] had [been?] to have extended his appointment from [undecipherable] to the time of the Army or that other emoluments [undecipherable] to him the expressions of their resolution would [undoubtedly?] have been [undecipherable] in that respect. That a resolution of January 26, 1782 has [decided?] that the Army commutation cannot be admitted on implication only. Your Commissioners therefore [submit?] that Cap[tain] Arch[er] cannot be considered as entitled to the Commutation in consequence of his appointment of July 26^th 1779 without a new and [express?] resolution for that purpose.