Office of A Aceo^ts Jan^y 14, 1790 I have carefully examined the pay Rolls of Col^o Tupper's Reg^t for Part of the Year 1778 & 1779, also the accounts of Major Porter, Paymaster to the Reg^t for [strikethrough: the] amounts from this examination it appears that of the [strikethrough: Supernumerary] pay allowed to [strikethrough: the] Captain Sam^l Thom^s [strikethrough: Blackburn Mulberry] & Lieut William Stanwood and as Supernumerary Officers, they [strikethrough: have] received three [strikethrough: during the] March 1779 and [strikethrough: it] appears that [strikethrough: Nine] Months pay & [strikethrough: Subsistence] therefore [strikethrough: their accounts] the Months pay is still due each of them: deducting three Months [strikethrough: Subsistence] which by the Act of Congress of the 4 March 1779, was not allowed — their Accounts were Pur Stand. One Year^s pay as Captain. Dol. 480 [strikethrough: deduct] [strikethrough: received] — 130 due each Captain — 300 Act. & Years pay as Lieut. — 320 [strikethrough: deducted] Rec^d — 110 210 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 Regiment. Captain John Le Motte is similarly situated with the above named Officers, it appearing that he was paid Three Months pay & Subsistence ending the 31 Dec^r 79. Lieu^t Abijah Pool of Col^o Wigglesworth's Reg^t does not appear from the pay Rolls in my possession to have received any part of [strikethrough: his pay years pay]. The accounts of Thomas Smart, pay Master to Col^o. Wigglesworth's Reg^t not being settled, [strikethrough: & various] [strikethrough: deficien] I cannot ascertain with precision what part of pay was received by L^t Abijah Pool — those Officers being entitled to Land in pursuance of the Act of Congress of the 16 Sept^r 1776 [strikethrough: they have been paying] [strikethrough: under various] [strikethrough: I have referred them] to the Sec^y at War for their proportion accordingly. Warrants for their proportion by applying to the Sec^y at War. If the Act of Congress of the 2 Novem^r 1785 did not preclude these Officers from a demand on the Union I should not hesitate to give Certificates for such Sums as appear to me on this examination of their Claims to be due; but this Act operating against them will prevent any application to this Office unless Congress may be pleased to [strikethrough: add to] the Contrary & extend the Claims of the Army to a further Period. I have the Honor to be Your Obed^t Serv^t [signature] Jon. Howell Jr. The Honble M^r. Thacher