[Account N^o 1739. John Plais Army Department REGISTERED. Registered 3^d Decem^t. 1791 in Blotter [undecipherable] 15 [undecipherable] 1 [undecipherable]] D^r. The United States in Account with John Plais of his Legion. Dol. Ct^s. For his pay as a Major in [undecipherable] his Legion from the [undecipherable] Jany 1782 [undecipherable] 31 Decem^r. 1782 at [undecipherable] p^er ann[o] 100 — By balance to be certify'd as to the recourse [undecipherable] For little [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] p^er [undecipherable] 33.33 [undecipherable] Novemb^r. [undecipherable] 19 [undecipherable] $7 50 For quarterly allow'd [undecipherable] from 15^th [undecipherable] $7 50 By order[s] on [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] Nov^r. 23 134 17 Dol^s 107 50 Dol^s 167 50 The above Balance is [undecipherable] from a return of [undecipherable] Lewis' Legion as [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] & Andrew Dunscomb's late [undecipherable] officer [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] by Col. Lee [undecipherable] and other officers [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Office that monies were received [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as the accounts [undecipherable] the above named [undecipherable] received the whole of the [undecipherable] not finally [undecipherable] I cannot be ascertained where the details charg'd the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is only a proof thereof, I have therefore to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as a Voucher — [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] can be ascertained — [undecipherable: probable reading "Joseph Howell"] [undecipherable] Auditors Office [undecipherable] Novem^r. 1791 [Martinsburg Aug: 25. 1791. Mich^o McEwan. inclosing Papers. write to M^r. Howell. D.[undecipherable]M.G.] Dear Sir Hagerstoun Aug. 25^th. 1791. Having this opportunity by [undecipherable] M^r. [undecipherable] Tenner, I inform you that I rec^d your kind letter, informing me that you had the trouble of trying to settle John [undecipherable: probable reading "Plais's"] Pay & dues to him and agreed to ag[undecipherable] [undecipherable] questions have [undecipherable] the Inclosures, as J. Fleece is in Kentucky the Inclosed Paper was lately taken when we made the Purchase, but still Expecting that Fleece might come in, Deferred it untill now, when I understand that the time of Settlement of such claims & [undecipherable: probable reading "proceedings"] are out in Sept^r. next and that you are appointed to Settle them, are Entitled to any Extra pay or land we ought to have it, when settled you'll Please to send the Certificates funded by [undecipherable] Also Inclosed an order of Martin Rezer to me which you, ll Please to Settle — M^r. Tenner has [undecipherable] a Certificate to get of Anthony Nobles, Assigned to John Kerney [undecipherable] Kerney by [undecipherable: probable reading "Thos."] Noble Adm[inistrat]or & heir at law of Anthony Noble Decend, also one in Name of Stephens Ha[undecipherable], which I hope you are [undecipherable] to be Settled [undecipherable] I expect my Partner, Cap^t. [undecipherable], has Settled the Balance of our Act with you, which you Please to Inform me of by my Particular [undecipherable] M^r. [undecipherable] Tenner All my Domestic Troubles & are Settle[d] and I intend to go again into Business next Spring Largely — Our Town & County Peoples & [undecipherable: probable reading "improves"] Increasingly — am D[ea]r Sir with due respect your Obed^t Serv^t. Mich^o McEwan P.S. Sir If I had been at home I w[oul]d wrote you more on our [undecipherable] & News &c The [undecipherable] from Baltimore [undecipherable] to Martinsburg once a week M. Mch. I do certify that I lodged in M^r. Dunscomb's office at Richmonds for settlement, a Certificate from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Martin Rozer for nine hundred and fifty three and one [undecipherable] Paper Dollars for which I took the Rec^t. of M^r. Dunscomb's Rec^t. Tho^s. [undecipherable] 14^th. April 1788 — M^r. Andrew Dunscomb, Sir Please to Settle the within Mentioned Certificate with Mich^o. McEwan or his order & this shall be your Authority, Given under my hand at Martinsburg Berkeley County Virginia [17]90 — [Testes] William [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] magistrate for Barkeley County, Virginia