Office of Army Accounts New York 29 Jan^y 1790 Sir I do myself the Honor to enclose you my Report on the Petition of Captain John B. Walapper I had [strikethrough: before] taken the liberty [strikethrough: beg leave] to inform you that [strikethrough: I am] of [strikethrough: opinion] [strikethrough: his account] your [strikethrough: Complaint] [strikethrough: of his account] I am fully of opinion that [strikethrough: the] [strikethrough: account] may have was actually due when his accounts [strikethrough: be] received I am fully of opinion that he would have [strikethrough: no] a [strikethrough: found] [strikethrough: to] part if not all the Monies he has received on [strikethrough: the] Settlements made by M^r Barber one of the late Auditors of the Army — for it appears by [strikethrough: Barbers] his [strikethrough: own] evidence [strikethrough: compared with the accounts] [strikethrough: that] [strikethrough: more] money [strikethrough: has] [strikethrough: been] [strikethrough: received] by him for Bounties &^c than has been [undecipherable] I have the Honor to be with due regard your humble Serv^t Joseph Howell jr The Honorable the Sec^y at War