[551] Office of Army Accounts New York April [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable] Sir The abstract of wages and mileage of Capt Jones conta[ining] which you did me the honor to enclose this morning is wanting from being admitted as a claim against the United States by the resolve of November 28 1785, but if this had not been the case [I] should have doubted the propriety of paying it to Capt Jones, as an account ought to have been settled and paid at the time of the service performed and when the other companies of the regiment drew money for the same purpose, it being at this time out of my power to be informed of the propriety of the demand or whether it has not already been settled and received, the principal part of this money was the property of the men, and a payment to Capt Jones would be probably a requisite to them only as it does not appear that he has paid them — or that he is now in a situation in which he could find them for that purpose Pierce Gen Knox Office of Army Accounts New York April 18^th 179[undecipherable] Sir In order to make a settlement with Joseph Thing for the certificates he has received as agent for Col. [undecipherable] Regiment of soldiers, it will be necessary that vouchers should be produced for the delivery of them, which he [has] in your hands for the use of that part of the corps belonging to the State of Massachusetts — I have enclosed to Mr John Avery Secretary a form of what you have charged with by Mr Thing and request that you will as soon as possible account with Mr Avery for the same by signing your receipts and verified certificates, and obtaining a discharge — I am Sir your [undecipherable] Pierce Capt Thomas [undecipherable]