[Account N^o 1739. John Pleace Army Department REGISTERED. Registerd 3^d Decem.^r 1791 in Blotter ¹⁵ page ¹ 8303] D^r The United States in Account with John Pleace, late of [undecipherable] his Legion. Doll. | Cts. For his pay as a Major in his Legion from [undecipherable] to 31 Decm.^r 1782 from [undecipherable] | 100 | — at [undecipherable] per [undecipherable] | 33 | 33 For Bills from the [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] M.[undecipherable] B[undecipherable] | 17 | 50 In gratuity allowed [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] Nov. 22 [undecipherable] | 134 | 17 In [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the 15^th of [undecipherable] Dolls | 167 | 50 [Cr] Dolls | 107 | 50 The above balance is formed from a return of [undecipherable] his Legion as settled by Andrew Dunscombe, late [undecipherable] [Commissioner?] for [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] and the late Commissioner has a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] by the Pay office [undecipherable] that monies were received by Col. Lee and other officers for the three months pay of the Legion [undecipherable] had all the accounts official [undecipherable] not finally [undecipherable] to ascertain [undecipherable] when the above named debtor received [undecipherable] the amount he contented is only a part thereof. I have therefore to [procure?] the details changed the [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] is [a?] necessary account or till the fact can be ascertained— [Signed:] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Office of] [undecipherable] Auditors Office of [undecipherable] 1791 [Martinsburg Aug.^t 25. 1791. Mich.^e McKevan. inclosing Papers. write to M.^r Howell. D[undecipherable] Ch. G.] Dear Sir Hagerstown Aug.^t 25^th 1791. Having this opportunity by here M.^r L— Tenner, I inform you that I rec.^d your kind letter, informing me that you had the trouble of trying to settle John Places pay [undecipherable] due to him, and agreed to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Inclosed, as J. Pleece is in Kentucky the Inclosed [Papers?] was [undecipherable] [taken?] when he made the [Purches?], but [undecipherable] Despairing that J. Pleece might come in, Refered it until now, when I understand that the time of Settlement of such claims & [Proceeding?] are [undecipherable] in Sept.^r next and that you are appointed to Settle them, [undecipherable] are Entitled to any Extra pay or Land we ought to have it, when settled you'll Please to Send the Certificates funded by [undecipherable] Also Inclosed an order of Moretin Rezer to me which you'll Please to Settle— M.^r Tenner has [undecipherable] a Certificate to get of Anthony Nobles, Assigned to John Kerny Kerny by Tho.^s Noble Adm.^r & their at law of Anthony Noble Deced, also one in Name of Stephens Ha[undecipherable]oble, which I hope you'll [undecipherable] to be Settled [undecipherable] I Beleive my Partner, Capt.^t Col.^o O[undecipherable]Hara, has Settled the Balance of our Ac.^t with you, which you Please to Inform me of by my [undecipherable] friend M.^r L— Tenner All my Domestic Troubles &^c are Settled And I Intend to go again into Business next Spring Largely — Our Town & County Peoples & Improves Increasingly— Am [undecipherable] with due Respect your Obed.^t Serv.^t Mich.^e McKevan P.S. Sir If I had been at home I w.^d wrote you more on our [undecipherable] Dealings & News &^c The [undecipherable] from Baltimore came [undecipherable] to Martinsburg once a week M. M[undecipherable] I do certify that I lodged in M.^r Duncombs office at Richmond, for settlement, a Certificate from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Martin Rozer for nine hundred and fifty three and one [undecipherable] Paper Dollars — for which I took the [undecipherable] of M.^r Duncombs Rec.^t [undecipherable] 14.^th April 1788— M.^r Andrew Dunscomb, Sir Please to Settle the within Mentioned Certificate with Mich.^e McKevan or his order & this Shall be your Authority, Given under my hand at Martinsburg [Berkeley County Virg.^a?] [undecipherable] 1790— [Testes?] William [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Magistrate for Barkeley County, Virginia