[121] Esteemed Friend Philadelphia May 1. 1787 Inclosed is a Stating of my depreciation account as settled by John Nicholson Esquire — by referring to the books in the Auditors Generals Office, you will find what Cash I am Charged with and time of receiving, agreeing with the sum and dates at foot, your sending a Statement of them as soon as Convenient will much oblige your friend John Lawrence 750 Dollars in may & Sep^t 1778 &c for One 500 ^do February 1780 — 187. depreciation pay included in this sum. 266 ⅔ Gratuity on Long Island for board & 128 for Ration 1643 ¾ Dollars To Joseph Howell — Enclosed paper John Lawrence's amount of depreciation as Settled by John Nicholson Esquire To pay as Capt from 1 Sep^t 1777. to 21 Sep^t 1778 being 12 Mo & 21 days @ 40 dollars p^m ............... 508. You have taken 138 dollars in may 1778 &c for 1 — 31.⁸⁰ Do ..... 360 ...... Sep. 5 . 4 . 70. — 101.⁸⁰ Rec^a Certificate for ....................... 406.²⁰ The above is agreeable the amount of depreciation Settled by Jn^o Nicholson Comp^r Gen^l Office April 3. 1787 Sir Office of Army accounts New York. May 3. 1787 Your letter of the 28 April last is received, I have to inform you that your claim should have been presented to this office before the 1 May 1786 agreeable to a resolution of Congress directing that all army Claims made by that day, or be forever after excluded, this resolution prevents me from granting your request and Supercedes the Necessity of Searching the account of the Regiment — M^r M^r M^r M^cDougall Com^r of 1^st Grn Hamilton Jos Howell J^r