[Letter to the Sec^y of the Treas^y 23^d April 90 — [undecipherable: O Pg] (n.] Office of Army Accounts April 23. 1790 Sir In obedience to your request of yesterday I have carefully examined the records of this Office and finds that on the 20^th October 1779 the Auditors of the late [and his Officers] Army, settled the accounts of Captain John Wiley [of the] [strikethrough: by Men in the Year 1777] Michael [undecipherable] Agt. for recruiting a company of [strikethrough: all the Bounty,] eighty four of which appears were paid the Bounty of 20 dollars each as allowed by [strikethrough: Act of] Congress — on this [by the U. States] settlement there appeared a balance due [strikethrough: Captain Wiley] [strikethrough: the] Sum of 1663 dollar & 7/10 pts. which was certified by [from] no. 1664 the Auditors to the Commander in Chief [alias] and a Warrant [strikethrough: balance] [being] in favor of [strikethrough: Capt.] Wiley [issued on the Paymaster General for payment] — these settlements were considered conclusive and there being no other Currency than the Continental Bills of Credit, it was not in the power of the Publick to make any payments in Specie, which I suppose must be the cause of Cap^t. Wiley's not being paid, which it appears on reference to the payments of the [Army] has not taken place. [undecipherable] that the Petitioner has misrepresented Facts as it appears from his original Account that the Men were [undecipherable] enlisted between June & May 1777 consequently their Bounty could not be paid so early as is set forth, neither could his Accounts have been settled as is mentioned, for the Auditors of the army did not commence business until March 1778, and his account was [undecipherable] qualified to until the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of that Year, no day subsequent [to] settlement took place. Application has been made to the Executor [for the estate] of the late M^r [Pierce?] and [his] private papers [strikethrough: for the Warrant] [undecipherable: amined] [issued] without effect By the rules of [this] Office Cap^t Wiley upon [proof] of [his] [undecipherable] [strikethrough: to] would be entitled [strikethrough: to receive a Certificate of Final Settlement] for the Specie value [strikethrough: th—] of the money expended on account of the United States at the [undecipherable] dates of [the/expenditure] and Certificates of Final Settlement has been the only payment in [similar] cases I have the honor to be Y^r Obedient [Servant] [signature: J H] [address panel:] The hon^ble The Sec^y of the Treas^y