M^r. Caleb Swan Office of Army Acc^ts New York Sep^t 24 1788 Sir The enclosed papers not being admissible as Vouchers in the settlement of your Accounts I take the liberty to return them with such remarks as I conceive are necessary. I have delivered Colonel Carrington a copy of your Specie account for pay, as filed at this office which I expect he will forward to you— this account will explain to you the difference of Certificates Specie, and of what appeared due on the statement formed by M^r Duncombe— On the settlement of your old emission of $ I brought the recruiting accounts monies advanced to sundry [undecipherable] into one view, and reduced the balance to a Specie value, which you will find to your credit in the amount trans=mitted in this account I admitted all your charges (some of which are not strictly regular) except those now returning the balance of the old emission account is 600 dollars— equal