[Legion Ville 12 April/93 colo. Swan From Caleb Swan Pay M^r] Legion Ville April 10^th 1793. Sir, Your favors, one of the 29^th and two of the 30^th ultime, together with the Schedules and arranges [undecipherable] were duly received on the 8^th instant. In answer to which I refer you to the enclosed copy of my report to General Wayne dated the 8^th instant Marked N^o 1 and its appendages dated 21 January 1793 N^o 2 — Which you will please to compare as Copies of my proceedings on the Subject of accounts and monies directed to be received by me from accounts to the Officers. In doing this, I conceive I have complied with my instructions. In addition to the application contained in N^o 2 I have to inform you that I had urged and requested S^t Daniel [undecipherable] by letter dated 21 January 1793 to call on the following officers who are under General Wilkinsons orders for their accounts, and the balances of unexpended public money in their hands; but have had no returns from him. Viz Cap^t Thomas Doyle Lieut William A Lea Cap^t Alex^d. Gibson Lieut Benj. Strother Cap^t Howard Lewis Cornet [undecipherable] Webb Cap^t Thomas Lewis Cha. I. Kraemer Ca^d William Patton Ens. Will. Mills 2^d L^t William Winston Maj. J.F. Hamtramck 1^st L^t Mahlon Ford It is a circumstance by no means favorable to the officers, that their public accounts are not yet handed in — but if I am to proceed immediately to make Stoppages of their pay, it will be considered as as an ex-parte beh[a]lf. While the officers are here they cannot be heard before you as the arbiter of their accounts — And at this place they cannot obtain furloughs — some of them assert that they have never been instructed in what manner to take Vouchers or render their accounts. Your last instruction to Stop the officers Pay is So unqualified as to embarrass me. It would authorize me to Stop all the pay that is due and growing due until their accounts are Settled; But I expect I shall be justified in waiting for further instructions on this Subject. Were I to suggest any thing on this head it would be that No more Stoppages be made at the present moment, than can well be defrayed with — As they [officers] are probably to continue some time longer in Service it will be best to fix on Some Given Sum to be Stopped from each, which May be proportionate to, and indemnify the United States, for their advances. I am Sir your obedient Ser. Caleb Swan Pay Master of the troops of the U States D.S. Howell Esq^r P.S. I wish to be instructed on what principles the cavalry officers have heretofore drawn forage money from you; And as the law is Silent on that head, what allowance is to be Made in future, or whether any. Please to let me know by the next post. Y^r C. [Irall] [Copy N^o 1] Legion Ville April 8^th 1793. Sir. The following quotation is extracted from the instructions of the comptroller of the treasury of the United States directed to me and dated July 26 1792. "If any officer to whom money Shall appear to have been advanced, Shall neglect to exhibit an account of the application thereof, So that the proper deductions may be made from the pay roll You will report the delinquent to the Commanding Officer. And transmit Copies of your proceedings to the office of the accountant of the war department." "The accountant of the war department will transmit to you a list of advances to furnish funds for the recruiting Service, you will apply the Balances, which Shall appear to be in their hands, for which, as also for the accounts which they Shall deliver to you, you will pass receipts" "For the monies you will pass Credits in your books, and the accounts you will therewith transmit to the accountant of war department—" I Now conceive it to be my duty to inform [you] That in pursuance of the foregoing instructions, I addressed a circular letter, dated January 1793 (of which the enclosed is a Copy) to the Several officers therein named, and Since that that they have made personal applications to Major John Clark, Captain Uriah Springer, and Ensign John Steele whose accounts are of a Similar nature with the others. — That in Consequence of those applications, I have received and forwarded the account and Vouchers of Cap^t Joseph Brock of the infantry, and Joseph Elliott of the artillery; And some of Others. — That no balances of Cash have been refunded to me on the occasion. — That I received letters last evening from Joseph Howell accountant of the department directing me to make Stoppages of the pay of the Several delinquent officers, and particularly from Captain I Brock, whose accounts have not pass in his officers, from Some defect in the Vouchers. I Submit the following Statement your Excellency, that Such order may be taken thereon as will bring the business into a proper train, and will more fully authorize me to make Stoppages from the pay. [of the officers?] By doing which I Should be as anxious to avoid any odium from them, as I am Solicitous to fulfil my duty. I have the honor to be Y^r your most obed^t Servant Caleb Swan Pay master of the troops of the U States Maj^r Gen^l Wayne Circular (Copy) Pittsburg January 21 1793. Sir, The Comptroller of the treasury and the accountant of the department of war have directed me to make application to you for your account and vouchers for the expenditure of the monies charged to you for the purposes of visiting Contingent expenses of raising our raiment or detachments and for the pay due to your late Company of Survey. They have directed that each officers accounts and vouchers, now unsettled, Shall be regularly [strikethrough: filed] and lodged with me to preserve them from accident and for which I am directed to give a receipt as a Security to the parties, until the account Can be finally adjusted at the accountant's office — I am also directed to Call on you for the balance of public money intended for the above mentioned objects which may remain in your hands unaccounted for, which I am also directed to give [you] a receipt. The Adjutant General will furnish you with a Copy of a form which has been commonly used in making up a recruiting account. I have enclosed a transcript of the Several Charges exhibited against you that Such of them as are not already Settled, may be accounted for agreably to this request as Soon as is Convenient. I am very respectfully W^m your obedient Ser^m Caleb Swan Pay master of the Troops of the U States To Cap^t Richard Sparks Cap^t William Faulkner + Cap^t Joseph Brock Cap^t William Eaton Cap^t Edward Butler Cap^t John Pierce artil^ly Cap^t Rob^t W^m Campbell Rev^t Cap^t Henry Carberry Cap^t William Lewis Cap^t William Buchannan Cap^t Nicholas Hannah Cap^t Jacob Hough Cap^t John Cummins Lieut William Devin Lieut David S^t. [undecipherable] Lieut Bens^d Maffey artil^ly Lieut Percy Pope 5^th + Lieut Joseph Elliott 5^th Lieut Ben^a Price Ensign W^m P. Gassaway Ensign John Michael Ensign Samuel Drake [marginalia, rotated:] Caleb Swan's letter, enclosed to the [undecipherable] Secretary April 12 1793