Office of Army Accounts 26^th March 1790 Sir The Secretary at War in his letter of the 17 October last informs me that "by an arrangement made with the Secy. of the Treasury the arrearages that are and will be due on the 31 December [strikethrough: next tary] next to the Troops in the service of the United States are to be paid in Three Installments the first of which, amounting to the sum of 41,692 dol. & 74 Cents is to take place on the 1 April 1790." The Secretary at War in his Letter directs me to [strikethrough: accept thy Bills of the payments to the troops on the Ohio for] ¼ to the Officers Stationed at West point [strikethrough: to the Offi for of holding Stationed at West point] [strikethrough: ¼] for the proportion due them respectively— in pursuance of these instructions I have accepted a [strikethrough: payable on the 15 April nxt] number, and from the information of the paymaster to the Troops on the Ohio I have [strikethrough: ...] good reason to believe that [strikethrough: ...] or me for the whole The greater part of his Bills will be presented by [undecipherable] in the course of next Month— I have therefore Sir. to request you will be pleased to provide me with monies that I may be enabled to discharge the demands made— J Howell Jr The Honble The Secy of the Treasury, [Address panel: To the Hon. / Secretary / of the / Tresy / March 26 1790]