New York Sept: 20: 1787 The Commissioners of Army accounts to whom was referred the Petition of William Blauvelt an an aid de Camp to Gen. 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 untill 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 the General's Family, as the Bearer say his failings did not permit 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 some time and never after did duty as an aid or Returned to the Army in any other Station, that Major Gennal Green not being allowed more than two aids one of which was Major Burnot and the Petitioner the Other —