New York Sept. 20. 1787 The Commissioners of Army accounts to whom was refer'd the Petition of William Blodget late an aid de Camp to Gen'l Green beg leave to Report That the Petitioner had a regular Appointment from General Green as his aid in 1776 and continued to act in that Capacity until some time in June 1779. that on the 14 of that Month he Received a Letter from the War Office in which he is considered as having left the Generals Family, as the Board say his feelings did not permit him to act any farther in that Line of duty. — that he went Immediately after this into the sea Service and is Returned in the Marine Office as a Chaplain to the Dean Frigate, in which capacity he continued for sometime and never after did duty as an aid or Returned to the Army in any other Station. that Major General Green not being allowed more than two aids, one of which was Major Burnot, and the Petitioner the Other— his place was supplied Immediately on his leaving General Green by Lieut Col. Morris, who continued as aid to the Gen'l and with Major Burnot drew Pay as such, from that time to the end of the War. that the appointments of aids in the first Years of the War was made by the Major Gen'ls themselves, and the Rank granted to them by the Resolution of June the 5. 1776 — appears never to have been confirmed by any Commission in the Line until the Resolution of Feb^y 21. 1780. Your Commissioner therefore is humbly of opinion, that considering the Nature of the Petitioners appointment at the time of his Leaving the Generals Family, his entering into another Service, his place being supplied by Col. Morris, and his never Returning to his former Station, that he must be esteemed as out of the Service after June 1779. and as not entitled to any benefits or appointments that were granted the aids and the officers of the Line after that Period. all which is humbly Submitted — Office of Army Accounts New York Oct. 9^th 1787 Sir I have Viewed your account and agreeable to the Statement now made there is a Ballance due you of 46/90 I could not with Propriety allow you the Interest due on the Certificate which you have Returned into the office for the Reason that the Ballance which Stood against you on your Settlement, was due to the U.S. Previous to the date of the Certificate above Mentioned — I have therefor credited [undecipherable]