became supernumerary in consequence of being prisoners I am willing to issue a certificate to you or to your order when required The letter you make mention of as having some time since wrote has not come to hand or it would have been answered. — I wish to observe to you that in consequence of your becoming Supernumerary, you are entitled to the gratuity of 300 Acres of land from the United States warrants for the Officers &c. will be ready for delivery about the first of April next J. Howell Jun^r. --- L^t W^m Tellman } Office of Army Accounts Lancaster } New York Jan^ry 13. 1789 Sir In reply to your letter of the 30. Dec^r. last I have to inform you that Major General Green & the Officers of the regiment to which you belonged considered your resignation as final and in consequence thereof the General made it known to the army in orders. it further appears by the musters in this office & the orderly Book of the regiment in the hands of Cap^t. Fullerton that you were considered as resigned. — On these facts being produced the certificates which were issued for your pay for 1782. were recalled untill a final settlement of your accounts as pay Master should take place — you stand charged in the Books of this office with the following sums of money. — Viz. 1778 June. Rec^d of W. Palfrey P.M.Gen^l. for pay of Cap^t. Weavers Ind^t. Co for Feb^y. 1778. - - - - - - - - - 563.32 D^o March - - - - - - - - - 573 ⁷⁰/90 1137.¹²/90 1779 Nov^r. Rec^d of D^o for Gratuity of 345 men enlisted for the War previous to Jan^ry. 23. 79 - - - - - 34.500 1780 Aug^t Rec^d of J. Pierce for pay & Subsist. of the 10. Reg^t for Jan^ry. Feb^y. & march - - - - - - - 29.598.⁴⁰/90 To Alez^r. Benstead for this sum remaining in your hands p Acknowledgment - - - - 8.969.⁷⁴/90 Doll^s: [strikethrough: 71]4205 ³⁶/90 Amounting to 74.205 ³⁶/90 doll^s — you will see the propriety of closing this account previous to certificates being issued for any balance appearing due you — Jam J. Howell Jun^r. --- Cap^t. Jacob Weaver } Office of Army Accounts Lancaster } New York Jan^ry. 14. 1788 Sir. You stand charged in the Books of this office with the following sums of money — Viz — 1777 July 1. paid you by the Treasurer to raise your company to be stationed at Lancaster - - - - Doll^s. 1.400 April 5 - - - Ditto - - - d^o for the use of D^o - - - 3.000 June 27 - - - Ditto - - - D^o - - - for D^o - - - 1.000 July 15 - - - Ditto - - - D^o - - - for D^o - - - 2.000 7.400 1778. March 30. - - - Ditto for support of prisoners conducted by you to Virginia - - - - - - 2.000 1780. Dec^r. 22 - - - Ditto of the Commiss^t. of prisoners - - - 2.000 Old Emissⁿ. 11.400 Amounting to eleven thousand four hundred dollars [undecipherable] and also with the sum of Sixty nine ³⁶/90 [undecipherable]