Office of A^c Acc^ts Jan^y 14. 1790 Sir I have carefully examined the pay Rolls of Col^o Topham Poof. for part of the Years 1778 & 1779, also the Account of Major Porter, paymaster to the Reg^t for those [strikethrough: times] from this examination it appears that of the Year 1778 Supernumerary pay allowed to officers Captain Sam^l Thom^s Ensⁿ Rich^d Stanbury & Lieu^t William Stanwood as supernumerary officers the former of accounts three Months the 1^st March 1778 &c each of [strikethrough: to prove] that three Months pay & Subsistence & three for the [strikethrough: same] [strikethrough: this] Months pay is due each of them deducting three Months Subsistence which by the last of Corps of the 4 March 1779 was not allowed — their accounts are thus stated | | Dol^s | |---|---| | three Years pay as Captain | 180. | | 5 | | | deduct received | | | due said Captain | 300 | | | | |---|---| | three Years pay as Lieu^t | 390 | | deduct d^o | 110 | which Balances are subject to a liquidation by the Scale on the 1^st March 1779 at which period it appears they were omitted on the Pay Rolls of the Regim^t [undecipherable: of Col^o Bruffs d^o Reg^t] Captain John Le Mont, is similarly situated with the above named officers, it appearing that he was paid