Treasury Department Comptroller's Office 7.^th December 1791. Sir, You are requested to inform me, what rule has been adopted in the office of Army Accounts for ascertaining the value of nominal pay, due to the Officers of the late Army, who were not intitled to depreciation by virtue of the resolution of the 20^th of April 1780. — In particular, be pleased to answer this question; whether a balance of nominal pay due to an officer, not intitled to depreciation from the State, or United States, has been considered as equivalent to Specie, or has been reduced by the State. — If it has been customary to reduce such balances by the [strikethrough: s], what rate has been adopted: — I am, very respectfully, Sir, your Obed^t. Serv^t. [signature] Joseph Howell Esq^re. [address leaf: Comptroller's Office / Joseph Howell Esquire / To [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on Accounts / from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]