Pay Office July 15^th 1792. Sir Indisposition has prevented me from answering your letter of y^r 17^th Ulto: respecting the claim of Cap^t. Barnet Eichelberger. I have examined the record of Accounts which were filed for settlement previous to the Act of limitation; but do not find the claim of this Officer among them — I find a Letter dated Baltimore the 18^th July 1786 from the Brother of Cap^t Eichelberger wherein he Informs M^r Pierce that he was authorized to Settle the Accounts of his Brother, and Desires that Letter may be considered as a claim for the Purpose, but by some means this Letter did not come to the hands of M^r Pierce until the 5th of August 1786 and therefore the claim was considered frivolous — I am of opinion the claim will require the Interposition of Congress previous to a Settlement. I have enclosed the Accounts I am Sir Yours Obediently Joseph Hewitt Richard Harrison Esq^r. Auditor of the Treasury.