Office of Army Accounts S^r New York Decem^r 18^th [17]9[7?] I do myself the Honor to inclose you a Plan of sundry men late of General Hazens Regim^t who appear by the accounts of said Regiment to be of the Quota of the State of New Hampshire and who are intitled to receive their Depreciation of their pay from that State — I make no doubt there are more men of that Regiment who are Citizens of New Hampsheire but the Returns are too inexplicit for me to justify more than the enclosed — James J Howell J^r The Hon^ble Nicholas Gilman Esquire --- Mendham 18^th Decem^r 1797 Dear Sir Yours of the 28^th Ult^o has come to hand for which I return you my most hearty thanks — But find you do not [underline: exactly] understand what