Sir D^o of A Acco^ts May 20. I had the honor of receiving your letter of yesterday respecting the accounts of Col^o John Ely and as I supposed a review of the several Settlements which have been made with him would probably shed the best light upon the Subject [strikethrough: and] I have transcribe and now do myself the honor to inclose copies of each. N^o 1. is the resolution of the Legislator Assembly of the State of Connecticut directing a Settlement of his accounts for pay &c^a and [strikethrough: a compensation] a [undecipherable: gratuity] or contingent expences while a Prisoner with the Enemy— N^o 2. is the copy of his account as Settled by the State upon the principles of said resolution N^o 3. Is his account as presented to the late Comm^rs of Army Accounts and his deductions therefrom— with his allowances [strikethrough: against the claims] Upon this Subject it may not be unimportant to remark— that Col^o Ely was taken prisoner on the 10^th Dec^r 77 and exchanged on the 3^d Sept. 81